{"id":1837389,"date":"2023-02-06T17:35:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T22:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1837389"},"modified":"2023-02-06T17:38:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T22:38:28","slug":"turkey-syria-earthquake-death-toll-surpasses-3600","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turkey-syria-earthquake-death-toll-surpasses-3600\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey-Syria Earthquake Death Toll Surpasses 3,600"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fturkey-syria-earthquake-death-toll-surpasses-3600%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1837389&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>According to officials, the latest figures from Monday&#8217;s earthquake in Turkey and Syria have killed over 3,600 people. This is a substantial increase on the previous one. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/at-least-1600-dead-after-massive-earthquakes-rock-the-middle-east\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2,300 figure reported hours before<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At least 2,316 people were killed in Turkey, the country\u2019s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/02\/05\/turkey-earthquake-istanbul-death-toll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to The Washington Post<\/a>. According to the agency, at least 13,000 people were also injured and 3,471 buildings fell. In Syria, however, authorities reported that at least 1,350 people had been killed and 3,411 others had been injured. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/live-blog\/turkey-syria-earthquake-live-updates-rcna69266#rcrd10469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The U.S. Geological Survey stated that the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck at 4:37 a.m., local time. Authorities reported that aftershocks were heard in dozens of places. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck 60 miles away, hours later. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EXzuBKjsXR\">https:\/\/t.co\/EXzuBKjsXR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vwZyD8hlX8\">pic.twitter.com\/vwZyD8hlX8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 USA TODAY (@USATODAY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USATODAY\/status\/1622656376949309441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The earthquake, an estimated magnitude 7.8 event that hit before dawn, has been followed by a number of aftershocks. Rescue crews were sent to dig through the rubble of destroyed buildings looking for survivors or bodies of the dead.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Map locating the areas affected by 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFPgraphics?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AFPgraphics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AFP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0J7uBe1zNO\">pic.twitter.com\/0J7uBe1zNO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AFP News Agency (@AFP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFP\/status\/1622590936604717058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared seven days of national mourning, saying this was the worst disaster since the 1939 Erzincan earthquake that killed more than 30,000 people, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2023\/02\/06\/live-earthquake-updates-turkey-syria\/11195199002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today reported<\/a>. Officials warned that the death toll for this latest earthquake may get higher as searches continue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-498377\" class=\"wp-image-498377 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1246850794-864x576.jpg\" alt=\"Rescue and search efforts continue on collapsed building after 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Sanliurfa, Turkiye on February 06, 2023.\" width=\"864\" height=\"576\" style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-498377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Esber Ayaydin\/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The region is situated on major fault lines.\u00a0In the area affected by the earthquake, the dire situation is compounded by the presence of millions of refugees displaced by years-long civil war in Syria who were taking refuge on both sides of Turkey and Syria\u2019s border.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders from around the world pledged to send assistance to help beleaguered local officials.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-498378\" class=\"wp-image-498378 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1246850168-864x576.jpg\" alt=\"Personnel conduct search and rescue operations in Malatya, Turkiye after 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes hit Turkiye&#039;s Kahramanmaras, on February 06, 2023.\" width=\"864\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-498378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Hakan Burak Altunoz\/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur teams are deploying quickly to begin to support Turkish search and rescue efforts and address the needs of those injured and displaced by the earthquake,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/poonam_s\/status\/1622622794063220739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said President Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy heart goes out to the people of [Turkey] and Syria in this hour of tragedy\u201d said United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres <a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2023\/02\/1133177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a statement<\/a>. \u201cThe United Nations is fully committed to supporting the response. Our teams are on the ground assessing the needs and providing assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria early Monday morning has killed more than 3,600 people, according to the latest numbers provided by officials, a significant jump from the 2,300 figure reported hours earlier. At least 2,316 people were killed in Turkey, the country\u2019s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority reported, according to The Washington Post. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":632733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[17847,6499,6809,12146,6500,17846],"class_list":["post-1837389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-17847","tag-death","tag-earthquake","tag-surpasses","tag-toll","tag-turkey-syria"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1837389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1837389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1837389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/632733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1837389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1837389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1837389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}