According to the latest data, the total number of people killed due to the powerful earthquake that occurred on the border of Turkey and Syria on the morning of February 6 exceeded 7,800.
In Turkey, 5,894 people died, and more than 34,000 were injured. Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay informed me about it. In Syria, at least 1,932 people have been killed, according to government and rescue workers working in rebel-held areas.
"Dpa" agency, citing the data of the Ministry of Health of Syria, talks about 2270 dead in Syria and notes that more than 8100 people have already died in both countries.
