The death toll from Monday’s severe earthquake in Turkey and Syria continues to rise.
According to foreign media, the number of people who died due to the earthquake has increased from 15 thousand.
Officials say that 12 thousand 391 people have died in Turkey and 2 thousand 992 in Syria.
According to foreign media, due to the severe cold weather, rescue workers are also facing serious difficulties in evacuating people buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings.
According to reports, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has also visited the earthquake-affected areas. Turkey and Syria earthquake deaths exceeded 15000.
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He meet the victims and vow that no one would left homeless, immediate financial assistance would provided to the affected families.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of External Affairs said that ten Indians trapped in Turkey are safe.
However, the Bangalore native, who had gone to Turkey for business purposes, has gone missing.
The ministry said efforts have been made to trace him and have contacted his family and the company in Bengaluru where he works.
India’s aid to Turkey continues. Two NDRF teams have arrived in Turkey as part of this operation called Operation Dost. 101 aid workers including seven vehicles, five women and four police dogs have reached Turkey.