Earthquake kills over 4,000 in Türkiye, Syria

Strong earthquakes that rattled regions of Turkey and neighboring Syria early on Monday (Feb. 6) left more than 4,000 people dead and tens of thousands injured. Rescue teams are braving tough winter weather to look for survivors.

At least 2,921 people were killed and 15,834 others were injured in the earthquakes in Türkiye, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority and the country's Anadolu agency.

In neighboring Syria, at least 711 were killed and 1,431 injured in the provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Tartus, said the Syrian Health Ministry. Media reports also cited rescue workers as saying that 733 were killed and over 2,100 injured in the rebel-held region in Syria.

At least 78 aftershocks were recorded as a result of the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck the southern province of Kahramanmaras in Türkiye on Monday at 4:17 a.m. local time (0117 GMT).

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