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Earthquake in Turkey and Syria: Death toll exceeds 36,000 people

Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have killed more than 36,000 people.

According to the TRT Haber TV channel, the death toll in Turkey has risen to 31,643 and 80,278 people have been injured. At least 158,163 people were evacuated from the disaster zone.

According to Al Jazeera, more than 4,614 people died in Syria.

Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 hit southern Turkey on February 6 near Gaziantep city, where more than a million people live. Dozens of aftershocks were registered in Syria, Georgia and other countries.

The Turkish Embassy in Kyrgyzstan announced collection of humanitarian aid. A single deposit account has been opened in Kyrgyzstan to raise funds to help the victims.

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