2023 begins with horror: 4,300 people killed in this deadly Incident
Another major aftershock of magnitude 5.9 hit Turkey on Tuesday. The death toll following a major earthquake in Turkey and in neighbouring northwest Syria reached over 4,300 on Tuesday, while hundreds are still believed to be under the debris as rescuers dig through the rubble.
As of Tuesday morning, the toll in Turkey stood at 2,921, while in Syria it increased to 1,451, the BBC reported.
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The magnitude 7.8 quake rippled through both countries early on Monday, toppling entire apartment blocks, wrecking hospitals, and leaving thousands more people injured .
Dozens of nations have pledged aid after the quake–the strongest one in the region in nearly a century– hit as people were still sleeping and amid freezing weather that has hampered emergency efforts.
Multi-storey apartment buildings full of residents were among the 5,606 structures reduced to rubble in Turkey, while Syria announced dozens of collapses, as well as damage to archaeological sites in Aleppo.
