China News Service, February 8th reported that as of the 8th local time, the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey and multiple aftershocks have caused more than 11,000 deaths in Turkey and Syria.

　　Agence France-Presse reported that as of the 8th, the strong earthquake had killed 2,662 people in Syria.

　　National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) reported that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a speech on the same day that 8,574 people in the country had been killed in the earthquake.

The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency said more than 40,000 people were injured in the country.

On February 6, local time, two 7.8-magnitude earthquakes occurred in Turkey within 12 hours.

Turkish earthquake experts commented that "the power of the earthquake is equivalent to the explosion of 130 atomic bombs.".

The picture shows the scene after the earthquake in Turkey, where many buildings collapsed.

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　　According to NBC, the earthquake has become the "deadliest" earthquake in the world in more than a decade.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal in 2015, killing more than 8,000 people, according to United Nations figures.

　　At present, many countries and regions have promised to send search and rescue teams to Turkey and Syria to carry out rescue operations.

　　The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that 82 members of the Chinese rescue team dispatched by the Chinese government arrived at the airport in the southern Turkish city of Adana on the 8th local time.

The rescue team carried a total of more than 20 tons of search and rescue, communication, medical and other rescue materials and equipment.

　　The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) previously stated that the United States sent two search and rescue teams to Turkey to carry out focused search and rescue operations in cities in Adiyaman province in southeastern Turkey.

On February 7, local time, in Gaziantep, Turkey, rescuers searched for survivors among the rubble.

　　Martenov, adviser to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, said on the 7th that Russian rescuers who have arrived in Turkey will work around the clock.

He pointed out that the Russian Air Mobility Group is composed of more than 100 international-level rescuers, all of whom have "extensive experience working in various parts of the world."

　　The Ukrainian government also announced a few days ago that a team of 87 people will be sent to Turkey to assist in disaster relief.

　　The European Commission announced on the 7th that through the EU civil defense mechanism (Turkey is a member of the mechanism), 19 EU member states and Albania and Montenegro have sent rescue teams and medical teams, a total of 1,185 people, and 79 search and rescue dogs. .

In addition, the European Commission's Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC) mobilized 11 EU member states to form a civil defense emergency response expert team, which will guide rescue operations in the earthquake-stricken areas of Turkey.

　　The South Korean government stated that South Korea sent a rescue team of more than 110 people to Turkey for disaster relief.