Europe 1 with AFP 3:19 p.m., February 12, 2023

The death toll from the violent earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday rises to 33,179 on Sunday, according to the latest official reports.

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed 29,605 people in southern Turkey, Afad announced on Sunday, while authorities counted 3,574 dead in Syria.

The death toll from the violent earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday rises to 33,179 on Sunday, according to the latest official reports.

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed 29,605 people in southern Turkey, Afad, Turkey's public disaster management agency, said on Sunday, while authorities counted 3,574 dead in Syria.

According to the UN, the balance sheet could "double".

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