Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reported 8000 people saved from the rubble after the earthquakes in the country.
"Unfortunately, as the debris of thousands of collapsed houses is being removed, the death toll is rising. In total, more than 8000 people have been rescued. More than 81000 people have been injured, much of whom have already been discharged from hospitals," the president said Tuesday in a video message to the World Government Summit, which is taking place in Dubai. The recording of Erdogan's speech was made public by his office.
"We expect to heal our wounds from this scourge of the century soon. We plan to rebuild all destroyed cities quickly. More than 100 countries around the world, especially the Arab states, have sent us aid or offered words of condolence," the president added.
As a result of the earthquakes in the south-east of Turkey, which happened on February 6, 31643 people died, more than 81 thousand people were injured, 6444 buildings were destroyed. Rescue and debris removal works are still going on in the disaster areas. Temperatures are dropping to subzero levels at night.
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Based on materials from TASS