Syria & Turkey Earthquake Emergency Response

9:10AM – 7/02/23

Total estimated death toll exceeds 5000

• Turkey’s death toll rose to at least 3,419, its vice-president Fuat Oktay said. A further 20,534 have been wounded and nearly 6,000 buildings have collapsed
• In Syria, the death toll has risen to 1,602

10:57AM – 5/02/23

A second earthquake has struck in south-eastern Turkey, with its epicentre near the city of Kahramanmaras, according to reports.

The US Geological Survey said it had measured the strength of the quake to be 7.5 magnitude.

Total estimated death toll exceeds 1,200

We’ve just heard from Turkish President Recep Erdogan, who said that at least 912 people had died in Turkey following this morning’s earthquake.

The latest estimate we have for Syria, which comes from the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, is 320. The earthquake hit near the border between the two countries.

That means the total estimated death toll for the quake now exceeds 1,200.

Erdogan also said that at least 5,383 people had been wounded in Turkey. Dozens more are injured in Syria.

Source: BBC

What’s happening in Syria?

As we’ve been reporting, many hundreds of people have also died in Syria, despite the epicentre of this morning’s earthquake stemming from neighbouring Turkey.

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Zaimah teams are already in Syria & Turkey and are delivering emergency aid parcels consisting of food, water and other items.