The confirmed death in Turkey and northwest Syria from the region’s deadliest earthquake in 20 years stands at more than 24,000, five days after it hit, according to officials.
Casualties from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which struck in the early hours on Monday, as well as several powerful aftershocks, have surpassed the more than 17,000 killed in 1999 when a similarly powerful earthquake hit northwest Turkey.
