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Türkiye-Syria Death Toll Tops 48,000 after Fresh Earthquake

Written: 2023-02-22 08:09:33Updated: 2023-02-22 10:43:29

Türkiye-Syria Death Toll Tops 48,000 after Fresh Earthquake

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The death toll in Türkiye rose by more than one-thousand in one day following Monday's six-point-three magnitude quake that shook the same area that was devastated by powerful earthquakes two weeks ago. 

According to the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Authority(AFAD), as of Tuesday, 42-thousand-310 people have died in Türkiye since the first earthquake on February 6.

The new figure marks an increase of one-thousand-154 from the previous day, but it is uncertain whether the newly confirmed deaths were from Monday's quake.

The U.S. Geological Survey estimated the probability that 100 to one-thousand people would die from the new quake was 46 percent, while there was a 29-percent probability that one-thousand to ten-thousand people would die.

With no updates for days on the number of those killed in Syria, the combined death toll from the two countries surpassed 48-thousand.

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