Death Toll From Earthquake Rises To 812 In Syria, 1,449 Injured - Ministry Of Health
Umer Jamshaid Published February 07, 2023 | 08:55 PM
The death toll from a powerful earthquake has risen to 812 in Syria, while 1,449 people have been injured, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th February, 2023) The death toll from a powerful earthquake has risen to 812 in Syria, while 1,449 people have been injured, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Earlier reports indicated that 711 people were killed and 1,431 were injured.
"In the provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama ... Idlib, Tartus, the number of victims increased to 812 people, and 1,449 were injured," the ministry said in a statement.
Mads Brinch Hansen, the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Syria, put the number of deaths at 1,509. A further 3,548 people were injured in the quake, which collapsed at least 175 homes, he told a UN briefing in Geneva.
The death toll is expected to climb as more bodies are being recovered from the rubble. The IFRC estimates that 50,000 families are in dire need of assistance, with some 4,000 left homeless by the 7.
8 magnitude quake that shook the region in the early hours of Monday.
Syrian Civil Defense Chief General Saied Awad told Sputnik that tremors had torn down around 150 buildings in northwestern Syria and damaged hundreds others.
"Sixty-five buildings were completely destroyed in (the city of) Latakia and around 75 in (the city of) Aleppo. Most of them were five floors high. A dozen homes were destroyed in (the city of) Hama. Hundreds more are vulnerable to collapse," the official said, adding that search-and-rescue efforts were hampered by lack of equipment.
Neighboring Turkey says it was the most powerful earthquake recorded in the country since 1939. It was followed by more than 78 aftershocks and a second quake of 7.5 magnitude. The number of deaths in Turkey passed 3,400 on Tuesday. A rescue operation is underway to locate survivors.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Co-Working Center launched in Okara under PITB’s e-Earn program
BHC judges recommend legal action over agencies interference into judicial matte ..
Third Women T20I: Pakistan to face West Indies today
Mahira Khan delights at Arijit Singh’s concert in Dubai
Dubai Customs Celebrates World Intellectual Property Day, Honors Schools and Uni ..
Vivo Reveals Durefishan Saleem as Brand Ambassador for its Upcoming Y100 Smartph ..
FIA investigates alleged irregularities in tickets’ sale for PSL, int’l matc ..
IMF approves $1.1b final tranche for Pakistan
Naseem Shah among others who registers for LPL 2024
NAB withdraws LNG reference against Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Mohsin Naqvi to visit Karachi today
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 30 April 2024
More Stories From World
-
Dying salmon trouble Norway's vast fish-farm industry
56 seconds ago -
King Charles III resumes public duties as he fights cancer
41 minutes ago -
Ecuador embassy raid crossed line, top UN court told
51 minutes ago -
G7 agrees to phase out coal-fired power plants by mid-2030s
1 hour ago -
Volkswagen profits fall in 'slow start to year'
2 hours ago -
Russian strikes kill railway worker in Ukraine's Kharkiv
2 hours ago
-
DR Congo police fend for themselves after peacekeepers quit UN base
2 hours ago -
UK to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year
2 hours ago -
Tennis: ATP/WTA Madrid Open results
2 hours ago -
Nadal keeps his clay dream alive as he battles past Cachin
2 hours ago -
Hamas says readying response to Gaza truce offer
2 hours ago -
Nine face trial in Germany for alleged far-right coup plot
3 hours ago