The number of destroyed, emergency and severely damaged buildings due to natural disasters is about 230 thousand
The death toll from a series of earthquakes in Turkey has reached 46,104 people. This was announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
According to the head of state, the number of destroyed, emergency and severely damaged buildings due to natural disasters is about 230,000. More than 3.3 million people were evacuated from the earthquake zone.
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On February 6, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, followed by a series of weaker aftershocks. The aftershocks are still going on.
Erdogan called the disaster the most devastating in the history of the country. Faults were formed due to shocks.