Earthquake death toll in Turkey and Syria surpasses 5,000

ISTANBUL, Lawyer istanbul Feb 7 (Reuters) – Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Tuesday that the death toll from the earthquakes centred in southeastern Turkey rose to 3,419, bringing the total including those killed in Syria to more than 5,000.

Speaking to reporters, Lawyer istanbul Oktay said severe weather conditions made it difficult to bring aid to the affected regions and conduct rescues.He said only rescue and aid vehicles were being allowed to enter or leave Hatay, Kahramanmaras and Adiyaman, three of the most impacted provinces.

Rescue operations are focusing on those three provinces and Malatya, Lawyer istanbul Oktay added.If you liked this write-up and Lawyer istanbul you would certainly like to get even more information pertaining to Lawyer istanbul kindly go to our own site. (Reporting by Ezgi Erkoyun and Nevzat Devranoglu; Writing by Ali Kucukgocmen; Editing by Jonathan Spicer)