The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria exceeded 37 thousand people

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): According to official statistics, the death toll from the "Kaherman Marash" severe earthquake in southeast Turkey has now exceeded 37,000 people in two countries, Turkey and Syria, and the rescue phase in response to this earthquake.
 
According to Al-Jazeera network, the official statistics updated until this morning (Tuesday, February 14), indicate that more than 37,000 people have lost their lives in the two countries as a result of the severe earthquake in Turkey and Syria, of which at least 31,000 have died. And 643 of these deaths were reported in Turkey and 5814 in Syria.
 
Martin Griffiths, in charge of humanitarian affairs and deputy secretary-general of the United Nations, told reporters yesterday (Monday) in a visit to Aleppo in northern Syria: "Now the stage of rescue in Turkey and Syria is coming to an end."
 
According to Griffiths, currently the priority is to provide shelter, food, psychological care and school for the victims of the earthquake.
 
Also, according to the announcement of the Natural and Emergency Management Organization of Turkey (AFAD), 158,165 other people have been evacuated from the affected areas in Turkey.
 
It was previously reported that international efforts to send aid to Syria were not fast enough, and it seems that Griffiths' visit to northern Syria was for this reason.
 
In this regard, it was said that the Syrian government has agreed to send UN aid to these regions, which have been involved in a severe civil war since 2011, and rescue groups and aid convoys have made efforts to help the earthquake victims in this region of Syria.
 
Also, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a visit to the disaster area on Saturday: We have declared a state of emergency. This means that from now on people who are involved in looting or kidnapping should know that they will be dealt with by the government.
 
At the same time, the operation to help and rescue a number of residents from under the rubble is underway, while the first 72 hours are often referred to as the critical time period for rescuing people from under the rubble.
 
The probability of rescuing people from the rubble gradually decreases after the first 72 hours.
 
The latest cases of "miraculous" rescues from the rubble include a seven-year-old child and a 62-year-old woman. Rescue workers managed to pull out this seven-year-old boy from under the rubble in Hatay Province, 163 hours have passed since the earthquake.
 
A British aid worker in Turkey posted a video on his Twitter page on Sunday showing the rescue of a man through a tunnel formed under rubble.
 
On the other hand, rescuers from Turkey and Oman in the city of Antakya on Monday pulled out a woman alive from under the rubble after 176 hours.
 
Meanwhile, the Turkish authorities have arrested a number of Turkish contractors in connection with possible problems in the construction of the earthquake-affected areas.
 
According to Anatoly, the unceasing efforts of Turkey's Disaster Management Organization (AFAD), police and army forces, health teams, fire brigade and volunteer aid teams to rescue citizens from the rubble in the earthquake-affected areas are still ongoing.
 
Aid teams in Kahramanmarash rescued two young brothers, aged 17 and 21, alive from the rubble 198 hours after the earthquake.
 
The two brothers were taken to the hospital for treatment.
 
Also, another 18-year-old youth was rescued from the rubble of the earthquake after 198 hours in Adiyaman Province, Turkey. Rescue teams pulled this young man alive from under the rubble of a 7-story building.