Updated casualty figures:
TURKEY
12,391 dead, 62,914 injured
SYRIA
3,486 dead, 5,247 injured
TOTAL
15,877 dead, 68,161 injured
Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management: An aftershock measuring 4 degrees on the Richter scale in the Kahramanmarash region, in the south of the country
Turkish Earthquake Research Institute: 4.1 aftershock on the Richter scale in Malatya, south of the country
Updated casualty figures:
TURKEY
14,451 dead, 63,794 injured
Turkish Vice President: 113 thousand people work in the affected areas in all fields
Turkish Vice President: More than 1,300 aftershocks have occurred so far after the earthquake
Turkish Minister of Justice: Volunteer teams in Diyarbakir managed to save 38 people
Deputy Director of the Syrian Civil Defense to Al-Jazeera: The death rate of those trapped under the rubble has accelerated, and this is a dangerous indicator
Taiwan President & Vice President donated their monthly salaries to Turkey
Portugal sends a plane with 52 rescue workers (earthquake SAR specialists, paramedics, and national guards) and 13 tons of aid to Turkey.
India completes setting up a field hospital in Turkey’s Iskenderun
Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) field hospital delegation arrives in Turkey
15 x Israeli Air Force planes departed for Turkey today along with 230-men search & rescue team and medical personnel.
Japan dispatches 55-men 2nd search & rescue team to Turkey.
Turkish President:
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The number of wounded is 64,194, and the number of collapsed buildings is 6,444
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After removing the rubble, the process of rebuilding what was destroyed by the earthquake will begin
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The death toll from the earthquake has risen to 16,170
Royal Netherlands Air Force’s “flying ambulance” (C-130) heading to Turkey tomorrow.
Russia completes setting up a field hospital in Turkey’s Kahramanmaraş.