At least not less than 4,000 deaths have been confirmed after a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria early Monday, February 6.
Accoriding to Turkish vice president, Fuat Oktay, he stated that the total death toll in Turkey has climbed to 2,379
In Syria, 711 deaths were reported in government-controlled areas, according to state news agency SANA.
The Syrian Civil Defense, known as the “White Helmets,” reported there were 740 deaths in areas controlled by the opposition.
The total number of injured climbed to 3,531 across Syria and 14,483 in Turkey.
The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers dig through rubble of collapsed buildings to locate survivors after the devastating magnitude 7.8 quake. | via CNN
The extent of the earthquake’s devastation in Turkey makes the country look like a war-zone.