Rescuers carry out rescue operations on earthquake debris in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
ISTANBUL/HATAY, Türkiye, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Monday's devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria has surpassed 17,000, according to latest data.
The death toll in Türkiye from the earthquakes has reached 14,014 with 63,794 injured, media reported on Thursday, citing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
In Syria, at least 1,581 were killed in government-held areas, and the death toll in the opposition-held region is 1,975, according to media reports.
Rescuers carry out rescue operations on earthquake debris in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Rescuers carry out rescue operations on earthquake debris in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Rescuers carry out rescue operations on earthquake debris in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Rescue workers search for survivors among the rubble of a destroyed building in the Rihawi area in Latakia province, northwestern Syria, on Feb. 8, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)
Rescue workers search for survivors among the rubble of a destroyed building in the Sulaiman al-Halabi neighborhood in Aleppo city, northern Syria, on Feb. 8, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)
Rescue workers search for survivors among the rubble of a destroyed building in the Sulaiman al-Halabi neighborhood in Aleppo city, northern Syria, on Feb. 8, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)
Rescue workers search for survivors among the rubble of a destroyed building in the Bustan al-Basha neighborhood in Aleppo city, northern Syria, on Feb. 8, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)■
