This photo taken on Feb. 7, 2023 shows a damaged building in Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras Province, Türkiye. Türkiye's disaster management agency updated Wednesday the death toll from the earthquake to 7,108, with around 40,000 injured.
Fatalities are likely to rise as the damage spread over a wide area of 10 provinces, flattening nearly 6,000 buildings. Rescue teams are racing against time, digging trapped survivors out of the rubble amid freezing temperatures. (Xinhua/Shadati)
ANKARA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye's disaster management agency updated Wednesday the death toll from the earthquake to 7,108, with around 40,000 injured.
Fatalities are likely to rise as the damage spread over a wide area of 10 provinces, flattening nearly 6,000 buildings. Rescue teams are racing against time, digging trapped survivors out of the rubble amid freezing temperatures.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared Tuesday a three-month state of emergency in 10 of the country's quake-stricken provinces.
A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Türkiye's southern province of Kahramanmaras at 4:17 a.m. local time (0117 GMT) on Monday, followed by a magnitude 6.4 quake a few minutes later in the country's southern province of Gaziantep and a magnitude 7.6 earthquake at 1:24 p.m. local time (1024 GMT) in Kahramanmaras.
The Chinese embassy in Türkiye confirmed that no Chinese casualties had been reported yet. ■
A survivor is evacuated from the rubble of a destroyed building in quake-hit Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, on Feb. 7, 2023. Türkiye's disaster management agency updated Wednesday the death toll from the earthquake to 7,108, with around 40,000 injured.
Fatalities are likely to rise as the damage spread over a wide area of 10 provinces, flattening nearly 6,000 buildings. Rescue teams are racing against time, digging trapped survivors out of the rubble amid freezing temperatures. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Rescuers search for survivors among the rubble of a destroyed building in quake-hit Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, on Feb. 7, 2023. Türkiye's disaster management agency updated Wednesday the death toll from the earthquake to 7,108, with around 40,000 injured.
Fatalities are likely to rise as the damage spread over a wide area of 10 provinces, flattening nearly 6,000 buildings. Rescue teams are racing against time, digging trapped survivors out of the rubble amid freezing temperatures. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Rescuers search for survivors among the rubble of a destroyed building in quake-hit Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, on Feb. 7, 2023. Türkiye's disaster management agency updated Wednesday the death toll from the earthquake to 7,108, with around 40,000 injured.
Fatalities are likely to rise as the damage spread over a wide area of 10 provinces, flattening nearly 6,000 buildings. Rescue teams are racing against time, digging trapped survivors out of the rubble amid freezing temperatures. (Xinhua/Shadati)
A woman waits for news of her relative in quake-hit Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, on Feb. 7, 2023. Türkiye's disaster management agency updated Wednesday the death toll from the earthquake to 7,108, with around 40,000 injured.
Fatalities are likely to rise as the damage spread over a wide area of 10 provinces, flattening nearly 6,000 buildings. Rescue teams are racing against time, digging trapped survivors out of the rubble amid freezing temperatures. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Rescuers search for survivors among the rubble of a destroyed building in quake-hit Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, on Feb. 7, 2023. Türkiye's disaster management agency updated Wednesday the death toll from the earthquake to 7,108, with around 40,000 injured.
Fatalities are likely to rise as the damage spread over a wide area of 10 provinces, flattening nearly 6,000 buildings. Rescue teams are racing against time, digging trapped survivors out of the rubble amid freezing temperatures. (Xinhua/Shadati)
People warm themselves by the fire beside the rubble of buildings in Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras Province, Türkiye, Feb. 7, 2023. Türkiye's disaster management agency updated Wednesday the death toll from the earthquake to 7,108, with around 40,000 injured.
Fatalities are likely to rise as the damage spread over a wide area of 10 provinces, flattening nearly 6,000 buildings. Rescue teams are racing against time, digging trapped survivors out of the rubble amid freezing temperatures. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Rescuers search for survivors among the rubble of a destroyed building in quake-hit Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, on Feb. 7, 2023. Türkiye's disaster management agency updated Wednesday the death toll from the earthquake to 7,108, with around 40,000 injured.
Fatalities are likely to rise as the damage spread over a wide area of 10 provinces, flattening nearly 6,000 buildings. Rescue teams are racing against time, digging trapped survivors out of the rubble amid freezing temperatures. (Xinhua/Shadati)
A man stands on the rubble of a building in Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras Province, Türkiye, Feb. 7, 2023. Türkiye's disaster management agency updated Wednesday the death toll from the earthquake to 7,108, with around 40,000 injured.
Fatalities are likely to rise as the damage spread over a wide area of 10 provinces, flattening nearly 6,000 buildings. Rescue teams are racing against time, digging trapped survivors out of the rubble amid freezing temperatures. (Xinhua/Shadati)
A rescuer works outside a destroyed building in quake-hit Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, on Feb. 7, 2023. Türkiye's disaster management agency updated Wednesday the death toll from the earthquake to 7,108, with around 40,000 injured.
Fatalities are likely to rise as the damage spread over a wide area of 10 provinces, flattening nearly 6,000 buildings. Rescue teams are racing against time, digging trapped survivors out of the rubble amid freezing temperatures. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Rescuers search for survivors among the rubble of a destroyed building in quake-hit Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, on Feb. 7, 2023. Türkiye's disaster management agency updated Wednesday the death toll from the earthquake to 7,108, with around 40,000 injured.
Fatalities are likely to rise as the damage spread over a wide area of 10 provinces, flattening nearly 6,000 buildings. Rescue teams are racing against time, digging trapped survivors out of the rubble amid freezing temperatures. (Xinhua/Shadati)
A machine moves debris from the rubble of a destroyed building in quake-hit Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, on Feb. 7, 2023. Türkiye's disaster management agency updated Wednesday the death toll from the earthquake to 7,108, with around 40,000 injured.
Fatalities are likely to rise as the damage spread over a wide area of 10 provinces, flattening nearly 6,000 buildings. Rescue teams are racing against time, digging trapped survivors out of the rubble amid freezing temperatures. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Rescuers search for survivors among the rubble of a destroyed building in quake-hit Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, on Feb. 7, 2023. Türkiye's disaster management agency updated Wednesday the death toll from the earthquake to 7,108, with around 40,000 injured.
Fatalities are likely to rise as the damage spread over a wide area of 10 provinces, flattening nearly 6,000 buildings. Rescue teams are racing against time, digging trapped survivors out of the rubble amid freezing temperatures. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Rescuers warm themselves by the fire beside the rubble of buildings in Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras Province, Türkiye, Feb. 7, 2023. Türkiye's disaster management agency updated Wednesday the death toll from the earthquake to 7,108, with around 40,000 injured.
Fatalities are likely to rise as the damage spread over a wide area of 10 provinces, flattening nearly 6,000 buildings. Rescue teams are racing against time, digging trapped survivors out of the rubble amid freezing temperatures. (Xinhua/Shadati)
A machine moves debris from the rubble of a destroyed building in quake-hit Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, on Feb. 7, 2023. Türkiye's disaster management agency updated Wednesday the death toll from the earthquake to 7,108, with around 40,000 injured.
Fatalities are likely to rise as the damage spread over a wide area of 10 provinces, flattening nearly 6,000 buildings. Rescue teams are racing against time, digging trapped survivors out of the rubble amid freezing temperatures. (Xinhua/Shadati)
A rescuer searches for survivors among the rubble of a destroyed building in quake-hit Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, on Feb. 7, 2023. Türkiye's disaster management agency updated Wednesday the death toll from the earthquake to 7,108, with around 40,000 injured.
Fatalities are likely to rise as the damage spread over a wide area of 10 provinces, flattening nearly 6,000 buildings. Rescue teams are racing against time, digging trapped survivors out of the rubble amid freezing temperatures. (Xinhua/Shadati)