Nearly 2,300 people have died in both countries as of 4:30 p.m.: Powerful earthquakes that rocked southeastern Turkey bordering Syria on Monday have killed nearly 2,300 people.. Al Jazeera writes about this with reference to local services..

According to Orhan Tatar, the head of the Turkish Disaster and Emergencies Department, the death toll has risen to 1,498 on the territory of this state.. Also, at least 7,634 residents were injured..

In total, experts recorded 120 tremors in Turkish territory, due to which 2834 buildings were destroyed there alone..

At the same time, according to the latest data from rescuers and representatives of the Ministry of Health, the number of victims in Syria is already at least 783.. In addition, at least 2,284 more people were injured as a result of tremors..

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Recall that after several strong earthquakes on the morning of February 6, in the Turkish province of Kahramanmarash, another strong shock was recorded at lunchtime.. A little more than an hour ago, more than 1,400 deaths were known in Syria and Turkey.

Earlier, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that Kyiv did not receive information about the dead citizens as a result of the earthquake in Turkey.. However, the ministry received 24 appeals about the lack of communication with the Ukrainians..