The number of victims is expected to rise even further, although no one knows to what extent. It is unclear how many people are still under the rubble.
Border area
The magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck nearly three weeks ago in the border region of Turkey and Syria.
The number of victims is so high, among other things, because the quake happened in the middle of the night, so many people were asleep. In addition, several major cities are located in the area. Aerial footage shows massive devastation:
In addition to the dead and missing, there are also tens of thousands of injured and displaced people in the affected area. There is no longer a search for survivors. More than half a million people have been evacuated from the disaster area.
