The Dhaka Times Desk Death toll rises to over 34,000 in devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria Rescue workers are still pulling out bodies from the rubble.
The death toll from the latest earthquake on Monday (February 13) has reached 34,179. Of which 29 thousand 605 in Turkey and 4 thousand 574 in Syria.
Experts say the chances of survival for those trapped under the rubble are rapidly diminishing. Rescue workers rescued a child and a teenage girl about 6 days after the earthquake.
The earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck in the early hours of February 6. It caused heavy losses in Türkiye and Syria. Turkey has issued 113 arrest warrants for people involved in the construction of many of the buildings that collapsed in the earthquake, officials said.
On the other hand, Turkish security forces arrested 98 people for looting and robbing and defrauding the victims from collapsed buildings in Turkey, which was hit by a strong earthquake.
According to various reports, at least 6,000 houses have collapsed in various parts of Syria and Turkey due to the earthquake. Various organizations also believe that many bodies may still be buried under the rubble. Rescue work is still going on in the affected areas.
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