Death toll from the devastating earthquake in Turkey reaches 9,057

International
  • 8-02-2023, 22:00
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    INA – SOURCES
     
    The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey has reached 9,057. According to the Turkish newspaper Milliyet, the country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced.
     
    Erdogan stressed that more than 6,000 buildings collapsed.
     
    An earthquake with magnitude 7.8 occurred in the Turkish province of Kahramanmaras in the early hours of February 6, followed by another earthquake with magnitude 7.6 in the middle of the day.  Earth tremors have continued in Turkey for three days.

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