In addition, around 42,000 have been injured. More than 70 countries have sent international aid to the Ottoman country and have managed to form a rescue team of 50,000 people. Meanwhile, in the last few hours, humanitarian aid has arrived in Syria from Iran, Iraq, Algeria and Russia.
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At least 8764 people have died and 41 665 have been injured as a result of the succession of earthquakes registered in the southeast of Turkey, near the border with Syria, according to updated balances of victims provided this Wednesday by the authorities of both countries.
The Vice President of Turkey, Fuat Otkay, specified early on Wednesday that 6,234 people have died in his country, while 37,011 have been injured.
For its part, the earthquake has left 1,250 dead and 2,054 injured in areas of Syria controlled by the authorities, according to data from the Syrian Ministry of Health published on its Facebook social network profile. These data correspond to the provinces of Aleppo, Hama, Latakia, Tartus and the areas of Idlib in the hands of government forces.
To the Syrian government figures we must add more than 1,280 dead and 2,600 wounded in the areas controlled by the rebels in the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo (northwest), according to what the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the ‘white helmets’, has said. through his Twitter account.
Humanitarian aid begins to arrive in Syria
On the other hand, the first planes with humanitarian aid for those affected by the earthquake have arrived in Syrian territory. These are two Iraqi-flagged planes that have landed at Damascus International Airport. The Foreign Ministry of iraq He has specified that each aircraft has 70 tons of food, medicine and blankets.
In addition, Iran has sent a plane with humanitarian aid for the victims of the earthquakes to Damascus. The Iranian ambassador in Damascus, Mahdi Sobani, has highlighted that the plane transports 45 tons of food, sheets, tents, medicines, medical supplies and other materials in what he has described as “the first package” of aid from Tehran.
This past dawn humanitarian aid has also arrived at the Aleppo airport from Algeria and Russia.
Source: Eitb
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