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According to United Nations aid head Martin Griffiths, the death toll from a devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria would likely “double or more” from its present number of 28,000.
After visiting the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, which served as the initial earthquake’s epicenter, Griffiths said, “I think it is tough to determine precisely as we need to dig under the wreckage, but I’m sure it will double or more,” he stated, “We haven’t actually started to count the number of fatalities.”
The estimate would bring the death toll to around three times the 17,118 people who perished in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck northwest Turkey in 1999.
Numerous strong earthquakes with hundreds of aftershocks struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on February 6.
Teams of rescuers are still looking for survivors. In a video shared on Twitter, Griffiths stated, “Soon, the search and rescue people will make way for the humanitarian agencies whose mission it is to look after the tremendous number of folks affected for the coming months.”
According to the World Health Organization, the earthquake has had an impact on around 26 million people.
