Turkish Minister of Health: The death toll from the earthquake rose to 5,434 dead and more than 31,000 injured
Turkish Minister of Health: The death toll from the earthquake rose to 5,434 dead and more than 31,000 injured The Turkish Minister of Health, Fakhruddin Koca, announced that the total death toll from the earthquake that struck the south of the country has risen to 5,434, and 31,777 injured so far. Koca said, during a joint press conference with Hulusi Akar, the Turkish Minister of Defense in Hatay state, in the south of the country, that the number of people rescued from under the rubble in Hatay state alone has so far reached 1,846 people. He pointed to the collapse of 2,749 buildings in the state, according to the initial census, indicating that reinforcements from search and rescue cadres are on their way to the state to double the number of working crews, as of tomorrow (Thursday). For his part, the Turkish Minister of Defense announced the opening of all military headquarters and barracks located in the earthquake areas to the afflicted, noti...