On Monday morning, 6th February 2023, a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Syria and southern Turkiye has now killed over 22,000 people, and the number is rising. Thousands of people are still missing, believed to be trapped under rubble as rescue workers search mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area to save them before it is too late.
In Turkiye, more than 19,000 people have died across seven provinces and surrounding areas, with over 77,000 injured and nearly 3,500 people now being killed or wounded in Syria.
It is estimated that more than 6,400 buildings have been destroyed, and a staggering 23 million people are affected, most of them left homeless or displaced with no means to access food, clean water, shelter or other basic necessities.
