Earthquake in Turkey-Syria: death toll exceeds 23 thousand 700

The number of people killed in the earthquake in Turkey and the border region of Syria has increased to 23 thousand 700 people. Among them, 20 thousand 213 people were killed in Turkey. And 3,500 people were killed in neighboring Syria on Saturday (February 11), Al Jazeera reported.

Al-Jazeera's live update on Saturday (February 11) said that 23,713 bodies have been recovered from various areas affected by the earthquake so far. Among them, 20 thousand 213 in Turkey and 3 thousand 500 in Syria.

Meanwhile, four days after the earthquake, several people were miraculously rescued alive. Among them, the rescue team of Bangladesh rescued a 17-year-old girl alive.

According to an immediate statement of the United States Geological Survey, USGS, the origin of the earthquake was 17.9 kilometers below the surface near the city of Gaziantep in the southern province of Kahramanmaras, Turkey.

Immediately after the devastating earthquake, the rescue workers of Turkey and Syria's Disaster Management Department started to rescue those trapped under the debris. Later rescuers from different countries joined them.