• The death toll has risen to at least 16,035.
• The death toll in Turkey has grown to at least 12,873.
• Tens of thousands of people have been reported injured.

According to authorities, the death toll from Monday’s terrible earthquake in Turkey and Syria has risen to at least 16,035.

According to the “White Helmets” civil defense group, the total number of casualties across Syria is at least 3,162, including 1,900 in rebel-held territories in the northwest. According to Syrian official media, 1,262 people have died in government-controlled areas of the country.

The death toll in Turkey has grown to at least 12,873, according to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) on Thursday.

Aid groups have warned that the death toll is expected to grow dramatically, particularly in Syria, as search and rescue crews wade through the rubble of thousands of fallen buildings in subzero temperatures, with the risk of aftershocks.

Tens of thousands of people have been reported injured across the region, according to official

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