The number of deaths as a result of the most powerful earthquake in Turkey and Syria, which occurred on February 6, has already exceeded 50 thousand.
In Turkey, 44,218 people died, in Syria - 5914.
In Turkey, work has already begun on the restoration of houses: as a result of the earthquake, a total of more than 160,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed.
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu announced an investigation into construction contractors suspected of violating safety standards. According to him, 160 people were detained.
Recall that on February 6 at dawn in the south-east of Turkey and in the north-western regions of Syria there was a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8. Thousands of residents of the affected cities were left homeless, thousands of buildings were destroyed, including hospitals, schools and apartment buildings. Turkey has declared a state of emergency for three months. After the earthquake, many "aftershocks" were recorded, which, according to experts, can last for an year.
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