China News Agency, Beijing, February 7th. Comprehensive news: According to foreign media reports on the 7th, the strong earthquake that occurred in southern Turkey on the 6th has killed more than 5,000 people in Turkey and Syria.
According to Turkey's Anadolu News Agency, Turkish Vice President Fuad Oktay said on the 7th that the strong earthquake has caused at least 3,419 deaths and 20,534 injuries in the country, and more than 8,000 people have been rescued from the rubble. rescued.
Oktay said that after the strong earthquake on the 6th, at least 315 aftershocks were recorded in the local area.
He also said 3,294 search and rescue personnel from 14 countries had arrived in Turkey.
Local media reported that 5,775 buildings were destroyed in the earthquake in Turkey, and nearly 25,000 emergency responders are currently on the scene to search and rescue.
According to CNN news on the 7th, Syrian officials said that in government-controlled areas and rebel-controlled areas, the death toll from the earthquake has risen to 1,602, and the number of injured has risen to 3,649.
Reuters reported citing experts that the number of victims of the earthquake is not optimistic and may reach tens of thousands.
Experts pointed out that the severe winter weather means that people trapped in the rubble have less chance of survival.
According to the Associated Press report, on the 6th, the President of the United Nations General Assembly Kresch expressed his deepest condolences to the governments and peoples of the two countries for the loss of life and property after the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, and invited representatives of various countries to stand in silence at the United Nations General Assembly. One minute.
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