The number of victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria exceeded 45 thousand

More than 45 thousand people died as a result of the earthquake that occurred in Turkey and Syria in early February.

According to Reuters, 39,672 people died in Turkey, and more than 5,800 people died in Syria. The authorities of the countries have not reported how many people are listed as missing.

In Turkey, serious claims are made to the authorities and builders who, as it is believed, did not comply with the standards when erecting multi-storey buildings in seismically active zones. The country is conducting an investigation into the case of the collapse of the building – orders have been issued to detain more than 100 suspects.

• On the night of February 6, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 occurred in southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria. Thousands of residents of the affected cities were left homeless, thousands of buildings were destroyed, including hospitals, schools and apartment buildings. A state of emergency has been declared in Turkey for three months.
• Rescue teams and doctors arrived in Turkey and Syria from 70 countries. The UN allocated 25 million dollars from its emergency fund to provide urgent humanitarian aid to victims in Turkey and Syria. The USA also allocates 85 million dollars for relief after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The World Bank announced that it will allocate 1.78 billion dollars to help Turkey.