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Metropolis Desk-
The death toll from the massive earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria rose above 15,000 on Wednesday, official data showed, with rescue workers still searching for trapped survivors.
Officials and medics said 12,391 people have died in Türkiye and 3,042 in Syria, bringing the total to 15,433.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said a donor conference for international aid for Syria and Turkey in the wake of Monday’s devastating earthquake has been planned for March.
For the first time in 24 years, the Istanbul stock exchange announced that it is closing for five days in response to the earthquake.
The sanctions-hit Syrian government has put in an official request to the EU for emergency assistance through the civil protection mechanism, the bloc’s commissioner for crisis management has said.
