FE ONLINE DESK | Published: February 25, 2023 11:34:28 | Updated: February 25, 2023 19:24:57
Workers clean the rubble of a collapsed building in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Antakya, Hatay province, Turkey on February 21, 2023 — Reuters photo
The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that struck on February 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, reports Reuters.
With Syria's latest announced death toll of 5,914, the combined death toll in the two countries rose to above 50,000.
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