Total, According to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Rescue teams pulled more than 8,000 people alive from the rubble of collapsed buildings after the devastating earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, which killed more than 37,000 people.
Besides, 81,000 injured have already been discharged from hospital and more than 100 countries They have sent messages of solidarity to Turkey, the Turkish leader added in an official message.
For the WHO, it is the “worst natural disaster in the century”
The World Health Organization (WHO) He pointed out this Tuesday that the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, which presented more than 40 aftershocks since its beginning, is the most important natural disaster of the century in Europe.
Hans Kluge, director of the organization for the region“we are witnessing the worst natural disaster in the WHO Europe region in a century and we are still measuring its scale.”
Besides, UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffithswarned that the death toll could increase considerably and reach figures rarely seen in the two countries affected by the earthquake: “It is really difficult to estimate very precisely, because you have to get under the rubble, but I am sure that It’s going to double or more.”
Source: Ambito
