Authorities believe the death toll will keep rising as rescue teams continue to pull bodies from piles of rubble
The death toll resulting from a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria has passed 5,000 as rescue teams continue to pull bodies from piles of rubble.
On Monday morning, the earthquake brought down thousands of buildings. Rescues were seen frantically rushing to find survivors but searches were impacted by below-freezing temperatures and some 200 aftershocks resulting from the disaster.In Turkey's Hatay province, southwest of the earthquake's epicentre, officials say as many as 1,500 buildings were destroyed with many people's relatives being trapped under the rubble.
Following the disaster, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared seven days of national mourning. Writing on Twitter, he said: "Due to the earthquakes that took place in our country on February 6, 2023, a national mourning period was declared for seven days.
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