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Mar 17, 2023 • 3 min read

Reuters / ANews

Combined death toll from Turkey and Syria quakes passes 1,400
The combined death toll from the two large earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday has reached at least 1,400 people.

Official figures from Turkey say 912 people were killed there, 5,383 were injured, and 2,818 buildings had collapsed. Syria’s health ministry said that more than 326 people had been killed and 1,042 injured.

In addition to those figures, rescue services in the north-west of Syria in areas not controlled by the government put their death toll at 221, giving a total of 1,459 confirmed dead.