Tag: Earthquake: Death toll surpasses 21

Earthquake: Death toll surpasses 21,000 as Families of 263 children rescued cannot be reached

Feb 10, 2023

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by

Olumide Akinrinlola

in International

Secondary disaster looms More than 21,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, officials said. Rescue workers are racing against time to pull survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings. Some heart-warming successes were seen in Turkey, but an aid group said…