The death toll from the earthquakes recorded since Monday morning in Turkey and Syria already stands at 28,192, while the number of injured exceeds 85,000 in the two countries, sources on both sides of their common border reported.
On Turkish territory, the authorities have so far recorded 24,617 dead and more than 80,000 injured, making the earthquakes recorded this week in the south-east of the country the most devastating since 1939, according to the latest assessment proposed by the Turkish vice-president. , Fuat Alright.
The death toll already far exceeds that of the 1999 earthquakes near Istanbul, which killed some 18,000 people.
In Syria, the death toll rose to 3,575 dead on Sunday and the number of wounded was around 5,300, recorded for the most part in the opposition zones in the north-west of the Arab country, where yesterday the relief group of the Helmets whites ended the search for survivors. .
According to data from this organization, 2,167 people died and 2,950 were injured in the rebel areas of the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, to which are added 1,408 dead and 2,341 injured in areas under government control. by Bashar al-Asad.
Both the White Helmets, which since yesterday have only been dedicated to the recovery of bodies in opposition strongholds, and the official Syrian news agency SANA have been reporting for two days small variations in the counts in their respective regions.
However, there have not been significant increases recently, which could be due to the lack of resources available to relief teams, weighed down by the general lack of fuel in the country, a necessary good not only for transport but also to operate the debris. removal machines.