According to him, Russian servicemen dismantled 27 blockages.
“42 people were rescued from the wreckage, 57 bodies of the dead were recovered,” RIA Novosti quoted Egorov as saying.
Also, medical assistance was provided to 194 injured residents.
On February 7, rescuers from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, who arrived in Syria to provide assistance after the earthquake, went to the work area.
The IFRC announced more than 1.5 thousand deaths in Syria as a result of the earthquake.
The Newinform edition reported that more than 100 Russian rescuers arrived in Turkey, which suffered from powerful earthquakes.