A victim in a bodybag lies in a cemetery in Antakya, Turkey, on Feb. 12, 2023 after the deadly earthquake. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient Today)
The death toll from the violent earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday rose to 33,179 on Sunday, according to the latest official figures.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed 29,605 people in southern Turkey, Afad, the Turkish state disaster management agency, announced on Sunday, while the authorities counted 3,574 dead in Syria. According to the UN, the death toll could "double."
The death toll from the violent earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday rose to 33,179 on Sunday, according to the latest official figures.The 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed 29,605 people in southern Turkey, Afad, the Turkish state disaster management agency, announced on Sunday, while the authorities counted 3,574 dead in Syria. According to the UN, the death toll could "double."...