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Turkey’s disaster agency has raised the death toll from the earhtquake again, Reuters reports. In Turkey, the figures now stand at 6,234 killed.
The number of those injured there rose to 37,011, the agency said, adding that more than 79,000 personnel were engaged in search and rescue operations mo the Turkish side of the border.
With Syria’s death toll climbing to 2,470, the combined number of people killed in the disaster currently stands at 8,704, and is exopected to contiune to rise throughout the day.
This is Martin Belam in London. You can contact me at [email protected]
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