Syria quake death toll climbs to 3,553 UPDATED

12:39

At least 3,553 people have been killed and thousands injured in Syria from a series of powerful earthquakes centered in southern Türkiye that jolted the wider region early on February 6, according to figures compiled on February 11.

The Syrian regime’s Health Ministry reported at least 1,387 fatalities in the provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, and Tartus, with another 2,326 people wounded, Anadolu reports.

At least 2,166 people died and more than 2,950 others were injured in areas controlled by the opposition in northwestern Syria, according to the Syrian Civil Defense.

A large number of buildings were destroyed or damaged in the opposition-held areas in northern Syria, where rescue teams are frantically searching for survivors.

09:07

The Syrian Health Ministry has said that the death toll from the earthquake in the country has increased to 1,408 people.

The ministry made the statement on its social network account, Gazeta.Ru reports.

The statement notes that the number of the injured totals 2,341 people.