The number of fatalities in the earthquake that devastated parts of southern Turkiye and northern Syria is continuing to rise. As chances of finding more survivors have dwindled, some foreign search teams are beginning to leave.
Turkiye's disaster management agency, AFAD, has raised the number of fatalities in Turkiye from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck parts of southern Turkiye and northern Syria to 36,187. That pushed the combined death toll for Turkiye and Syria to 39,875.
Team leader Ioannis Papastathis told Turkiye's state-run Anadolu Agency late Wednesday that he was leaving Turkiye with "unforgettable memories." "I would like to thank each and every one of them," Cavusoglu said during a joint news conference with his visiting counterpart from Costa Rica.NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has described the powerful earthquake that struck Turkiye as the military alliance's worst natural disaster.
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