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Death toll surpasses 7,200
7 February 2023 19:09 GMT
The total death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has now surpassed 7,200 people. Turkey's death toll continues to rise and now stands at 5,434, according to the country's health minister.
The latest death toll in Syria has reached at least 1,832 people. Syrian state news agency SANA said at least 812 people were killed and 1,449 people injured in the government-held provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Idlib and Tartous.
Meanwhile, at least 1,020 people were killed in Syria's opposition-held northwest and 2,400 injured with the toll expected to "rise dramatically", the White Helmets rescue team said.