The death toll in the strong earthquakes that struck southeast Turkey and neighboring Syria on Monday has risen to more than 8,300, according to a new provisional toll released today by the authorities.
In Turkey, the most recent balance sheet records 5,894 deaths, while in Syria 2,470 deaths have so far been recorded, in a provisional total of 8,364, reported the France-Presse agency (AFP), which cites data from the authorities of both countries.
The previous balance pointed to more than 7,800 dead in Turkey and Syria.
Turkish emergency teams managed to rescue a Syrian mother and her two-year-old daughter this morning, 44 hours after they were buried under the rubble of a destroyed building in southern Turkey.
According to the Turkish state news agency, Anatolia, after hearing cries for help, teams reached Imed Sabha, a 33-year-old Syrian mother, and her daughter, Vafe, in one of the many destroyed buildings in the city of Kahramanmaras, close to the border with Syria.
In Syria, residents found a crying newborn, still connected by the umbilical cord to her mother, who was already dead. The baby was the only family member to survive a building collapse in the small town of Jinderis, family members told The Associated Press.
The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority indicated that around 60,200 members of the search and rescue teams, including experts from more than 70 countries and non-governmental organizations, are working on search and rescue missions and debris removal, within the framework of a device that has more than 100 aircraft and helicopters deployed.
Turkish emergency teams managed to rescue a Syrian mother and her two-year-old daughter this morning, 44 hours after they were buried under the rubble of a destroyed building in southern Turkey.
According to the Turkish state news agency, Anatolia, after hearing cries for help, teams reached Imed Sabha, a 33-year-old Syrian mother, and her daughter, Vafe, in one of the many destroyed buildings in the city of Kahramanmaras, close to the border with Syria.
In Syria, residents found a crying newborn, still connected by the umbilical cord to her mother, who was already dead. The baby was the only family member to survive a building collapse in the small town of Jinderis, family members told The Associated Press.
The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority indicated that around 60,200 members of the search and rescue teams, including experts from more than 70 countries and non-governmental organizations, are working on search and rescue missions and debris removal, within the framework of a device that has more than 100 aircraft and helicopters deployed.
