The death toll in the earthquake has exceeded 21 thousand

Death toll from powerful earthquake in Turkey and Syria exceeds 21,000. So far, the rescuers have recovered the bodies of 21 thousand 51 people in the two countries. CNN reported this information in a report today.

According to the report, 17 thousand 674 people died in Turkey and 3 thousand 377 people died in Syria. Apart from this, thousands of people were injured in the two countries. The number of casualties may rise.

Charities say the death toll could rise, particularly in Syria. Search and rescue workers continue to work through the rubble of thousands of collapsed buildings. But severe cold is hampering the rescue work. There is also the fear of aftershocks. Rescuers continue to work amid the rubble of thousands of collapsed buildings.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the full picture of the devastation was now "unfolding before our eyes."

Meanwhile, the common people of Turkey are still expressing dissatisfaction with the slowness of the rescue work. They say rescuers have arrived in some places three days after the earthquake. As a result, those who were alive trapped under the rubble died of extreme cold and lack of water.

Freezing weather threatens the lives of thousands of earthquake survivors. These people are running here and there in search of shelter, water and food in severe winter.

The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that these homeless people could face a "secondary" disaster as conditions become "fragile and dire" in the cold and snow.