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Death Toll From Turkey-Syria Earthquake Exceeds 40,000
At least 41,218 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured from the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria last week.
Turkish authorities say 35,418 people have been killed in the country, while more than 5,800 people are dead in Syria.
On Tuesday, Derya Yanik, Turkey’s minister of family and social services, said at least 1,362 children in Turkey were separated from their parents.
Yanik said 369 have been reunited with their families, 792 are in hospitals, and 201 children are in “institutions affiliated with our ministry”.
According to CNN, rescue teams in the country say they are still hearing voices from under the rubble, offering a glimmer of hope of finding more survivors.