Thirteen days after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkiye, the death toll exceeded 40,000. Although the golden time has already exceeded 72 hours, news has been heard that three members of a family were dramatically rescued 296 hours after the earthquake occurred, and a report that a striker of the Turkish national football team was found dead was reported.
According to Reuters and Turkey’s state-run Anadolu News Agency, the official death toll was counted at 40,640 on the 18th (local time), about 13 days after the strong earthquake struck the southeastern region of Turkiye. Adding the 5,800 deaths in neighboring Syria, the number of people killed in the earthquake comes to 46,000.
Yunus Sesero, director of the Turkiye Disaster Management Authority (AFAD), said at a press conference that day that the number of deaths exceeded 40,000 in Turkiye alone. Most of the search and rescue operations will be completed as of the night of the 19th.”
According to the Turkish authorities, more than 430,000 people have been evacuated since the earthquake, 313,720 people have been accommodated in temporary shelters, and 682,000 citizens have been provided with 10,000 lira (about 690,000 won) each in disaster relief.
On this day, 296 hours after the earthquake, there was good news that three family members were dramatically rescued, but it was also saddened that Ghanaian striker Christian Arts, who had been missing, was found dead in the rubble.
Initially, Arts was scheduled to move from the earthquake-stricken area a few hours before the earthquake occurred, but it is known that he extended his stay after scoring the winning goal in a game the day before the earthquake.
After playing for Everton, Chelsea, and Newcastle United in the English Premier League, Artz played for Turkiye professional football Hatayspor since September of last year.
Meanwhile, at around 4 am on the 6th, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred in the southern border area of Turkiye, which was △Indonesia (2004, about 230,000 people) △Haiti (2010, about 160,000 people) △China (2008, about 90,000 people) ) △ It is recorded as the worst earthquake of the 21st century as the 5th death toll after Pakistan (2005, about 90,000 people).
This earthquake is considered the largest in the history of Turkey since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 1939 that killed 33,000 people. It will reach about 5 trillion won), according to Fitch, an international credit rating agency.
Source: Donga
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