ATLANTA (Pajhwok): The death toll from the quakes that devastated the Turkey-Syria border region has risen to nearly 50,000, with close to 8,000 aftershocks recorded.
In Turkey, nearly 44,000 people have died and in Syria the death toll has reached 6000, according to reports.
Two successive strong earthquakes shook southeastern Turkey and western Syria on February 6. The United States Geological Survey measured the first earthquake 7.8 on the Richter scale and the second 7.5.
Turkish authorities have said the disaster severely affected ten provinces and caused heavy life and financial losses.
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