The death toll of the Feb. 6 earthquakes that struck southeastern Türkiye has risen to 36,187, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said on Thursday, AzVision.az reports citing Daily Sabah.
The magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 tremors last week were centered in Kahramanmaras and struck nine other provinces – Hatay, Gaziantep, Adiyaman, Malatya, Adana, Diyarbakir, Kilis, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa. More than 13 million people have been affected by the devastating quakes.
Several countries in the region, including Syria and Lebanon, also felt the strong tremors that struck Türkiye in the space of less than 10 hours.
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