More than 37,000 people are known to have been affected by the powerful earthquake.
As of the morning of February 8, the number of victims as a result of a large-scale earthquake in Turkey and Syria is already about 8704 people.
The Guardian writes about this with reference to the Turkish Emergency Management Agency.
It is now known that 6234 people died in Turkey, and 2470 in Syria.
< p> It is also known about more than 37 thousand victims. The number of victims is also expected to increase during this day.
According to the World Health Organization, up to 20,000 people could have died.
The total number of search and rescue personnel exceeded 79 thousand people. 5309 rescuers from other countries were also sent to help.
Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
On Monday, February 6, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred near the Turkish city of Gaziantep, near the border with Syria. In Turkey, 10 cities were affected by the earthquake.
In the Turkish city of Hatay, two Ukrainian citizens were rescued from the ruins of a house, who were considered dead as a result of the earthquake.
Rescuers continue to dismantle the rubble at the sites of the tragedy, trying to save those who could survive under the rubble.
Thus, in Syria a little girl was found alive after 12 hours under the rubble.< /p>
