Death toll from Turkey-Syria earthquakes nears 20,000
PBC NEWS DESK: The death toll from the devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria is now at least 19,863, according to authorities.
In Turkey, the death toll has risen to at least 16,546, with 66,132 others reported injured, according to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, CNN reports.
The total number of deaths in Syria climbs to at least 3,317, including 1,970 in rebel-held areas in the northwest, according to the White Helmets civil defense group.
Another 1,347 deaths have been reported in government-controlled parts of Syria, according to Syrian state media.
The total number of injured people in Syria across all affected territories rose to 5,245 (2,295 in government-controlled and 2,950 in rebel-held areas).
At least 71,377 people have been injured in Syria and Turkey, according to figures from the Turkish government, the White Helmets and Syrian state media.
