Turkey-Syria earthquake UPDATES: Death toll surpasses 21,000, World Bank announces $1.78 billion for help
Turkey-Syria earthquake UPDATES: A three-month state of emergency to speed up rescue and aid efforts in Turkey’s earthquake-hit provinces came into effect on Thursday after the approval of lawmakers, Anadolu Agency reported.
Turkey-Syria earthquake LIVE UPDATES: The death toll from the earthquakes that jolted Turkey and Syria has above 21,000, CNN reported citing authorities. The total number of injured people in Syria and Turkey has reached 75,592.The death toll in Turkey has risen to at least 17,406. A total of 70,347 people have been injured due to the earthquake, CNN cited Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu.
The total number of deaths in Syria rose to at least 3,377, including 2,030 in rebel-held areas and 1,347 in government-controlled regions of Syria, CNN reported citing the figures from the White Helmets and Syrian state media.
The total number of injured people in Syria has reached 5,245, with 2,295 in government-controlled and 2,950 in rebel-held regions.A three-month state of emergency to speed up rescue and aid efforts in Turkey’s earthquake-hit provinces came into effect on Thursday after the approval of lawmakers, Anadolu Agency reported.
On Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the three-month state of emergency to speed up search and rescue efforts in the quake-hit provinces, as per the news report.
Venezuelan rescue mission arrives in quake-hit Turkey
A Venezuelan rescue mission arrived at the Gaziantep airport in southern Turkey to help with disaster relief efforts following the earthquakes four days ago, Venezuelan authorities confirmed. The Venezuelan mission, including specialists in earthquake recovery and rescue dogs, will concentrate its operations in the Besni district of the city of Adiyaman, Venezuela’s Ministry of Interior, Justice and Peace said through Twitter on Thursday.
“More than 50 professionals, technicians, doctors, and specialists in disaster care, identification and search for people, and all their technical equipment” have been deployed in Turkey and Syria, the Ministry said. Prior to landing in Turkey, the plane operated by state airline Conviasa made a stopover in Syria, where the first contingent of firefighters and rescue workers disembarked to aid the disaster relief efforts there, Xinhua news agency reported.
The Venezuelan rescuers are members of the country’s Simon Bolivar Humanitarian Task Force, specialised in disaster management. Two strong earthquakes hit southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday.
World Bank announces $1.78 billion in initial assistance to help relief, recovery efforts
Today @WorldBank announced $1.78 billion in initial assistance to help relief and recovery efforts following devastating earthquakes and aftershocks in #Türkiye. Learn more here: https://t.co/5hSnvyqAxI pic.twitter.com/JWXUrwWPGV
— World Bank Europe and Central Asia (@WorldBankECA) February 9, 2023
Death toll surpasses 21,000 in Turkey-Syria earthquake
The death toll from the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday has risen to 8,764, according to officials, reported CNN. At least 6,234 people have died in Turkey, while at least 2,530 have been killed in Syria.
News Sources – India Tv News
