Quake could affect up to 23M

Quake could affect up to 23M – WHO

by The Manila Times

Feb 08, 2023 12:17 am

GENEVA: Up to 23 million people could be affected by the massive earthquake that has killed thousands in Turkey and Syria, the WHO warned on Tuesday, promising long-term assistance.

'Event overview maps show that potentially 23 million people are exposed, including around 5 million vulnerable populations,' the World Health Organization's senior emergencies officer Adelheid Marschang said.

Agonizing search Family members search through the rubble of buildings near the quake’s epicenter on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, as the combined death toll rose to above 5,000 for Turkey and Syria after the region’s strongest quake in nearly a century. AFP PHOTO

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