More than 6,900 people died and more than 37,011 were injured in Turkey, officials said.
Istanbul: The death toll from Monday’s earthquake in southern Turkey and Syria has crossed 9,400. More than 6,900 people died and more than 37,011 were injured in Turkey, officials said. The death toll in Syria has surpassed 2,400. Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit the earthquake-ravaged cities of Pasarcak and Hatay, the Associated Press reports.
The BBC reports that rescue operations in southern Turkey have not ended and bodies of the earthquake victims are being left on the streets. A state of emergency has been declared for the next three months in 10 earthquake-hit provinces.
At the same time, people protested against the delay in relief operations in Hata and other places. People said that no one came to the rescue operation within the first 12 hours of the earthquake, so they were forced to do the rescue themselves.
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The Turkish stock market witnessed a massive sell-off following the earthquake. Bloomberg reported that the Turkish stock market was halted for the first time in 24 years.
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