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Earthquake death toll surpasses 50,000 in Turkey and Syria

International Desk | banglanews24.com
Update: 2023-02-25 13:22:08
Earthquake death toll surpasses 50,000 in Turkey and Syria [photo collected]

The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that struck on Feb. 6 surpassed 50,000 on Friday after Turkey declared more than 44,000 people died.

The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said the death toll in Turkey due to earthquakes rose to 44,218 on Friday night.

With Syria's latest announced death toll of 5,914, the combined death toll in the two countries rose to above 50,000.

Source: US News 

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