Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake
Rescue teams search for people as cranes remove debris from destroyed buildings in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. Rescuers pulled several earthquake survivors from the shattered remnants of buildings Friday, including some who lasted more than 100 hours trapped under crushed concrete after the disaster slammed Turkey and Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s disaster management agency says more than 6,000 aftershocks hit the disaster region in the days following the Feb. 6 earthquake.
The agency’s general manager is warning people to stay away from damaged buildings.
Meanwhile, the Environment and Urbanization Ministry says nearly 106,000 buildings across the 11 Turkish provinces hit by the quake were either destroyed or so severely damaged they need to be pulled down.
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The buildings contain more than 384,500 units, mostly apartments, according to the ministry.
Turkey’s national disaster agency said the earthquake’s death toll in the country rose to 41,020 as of Sunday night. Including deaths in Syria, that brought the total to 44,708.
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