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Türkiye, Syria - Earthquake, update (DG ECHO, AFAD, UN OCHA, GDACS, SOHR, Copernicus EMSR) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 February 2023)

  • After the earthquakes of 7.8 M in Pazarcik and 7.5 M in Elbistan Districts (southern Türkiye) occurred on 6 February, the death toll has increased.
  • In Türkiye, 29,605 people died, almost 80,300 others have been injured and 147,934 have been evacuated in the Provinces of Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Osmaniye, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya and Elazig, as reported by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD).
  • In Syria, as of 12 February, UN OCHA reports 5,714 fatalities and 9,949 injured across the affected areas in Northwest Syria and government-controlled areas.
  • Following Syria’s and the World Food Programme’s requests for assistance from the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), so far nine countries offered assistance, tents, blankets, beds and other shelter items.
  • After Türkiye’s request for assistance from the UCPM, 26 countries offered 38 search and rescue teams, medical teams and thousands of tents, blankets, heaters and other shelter items.