Monitoring Desk
ANKARA: The death toll from a terrible earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey climbed above 40,000 on Friday, with hopes disappearing of finding survivors. According to officials more than 38,044 people have passed away in Turkey and over 3,688 in Syria from deadly earthquake, bringing the confirmed total to more than 41,732.
Turkey-Syria Quake
Turkish rescue workers on Thursday pulled more two survivors including a 17-year-old girl from the debris, nearly 11 days after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
Reports suggest that Turkey has suspended rescue and search operations in some parts of the country. Syrian government has also suspended rescue and search operation in the war-hit country. The Turkish deaths makes it the country’s deadliest disaster in its modern history.
