According to the number of human victims, the earthquake ranks seventh among the natural disasters of the 21st century, according to the Reuters agency.

Tens of thousands of people were injured, hundreds of thousands lost their homes.

According to estimates by the World Health Organization, the earthquake affected 23 million people, including almost one and a half million children.

There are no statistics on dead and injured animals.

Animal protection organizations sent their teams to the affected areas to help shelters and animals left without a home.

Many animals that survived, injured and in a state of shock, ended up on the streets without access to water and food.

In Turkey, serious claims are made against the authorities and builders who, as it is believed, did not comply with the standards when erecting high-rise buildings in seismically active zones.

Criticism is also directed at the president of the country, Recep Erdogan: including due to delays in the delivery of aid and the late start of rescue operations.

Erdogan acknowledged "some problems", however, according to him, the situation is now under control.

According to estimates by the Fitch Ratings agency, Turkey's economic losses as a result of the earthquake may reach 4 billion dollars.

In the north of Syria, according to rescuers, at least 1,900 people died, hundreds of people were trapped under the rubble.

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Turkey before and after the earthquake.

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The Syrian authorities say that the sanctions imposed against the Assad regime are worsening the situation after the earthquake.

The day before, the US authorities announced that the current US sanctions against Syria will not affect transactions related to the provision of assistance in connection with the earthquake until August 2023.

The first earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 in the southeast of Turkey, which affected several areas of Syria, occurred on the night of February 6.

A few hours later, a second earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 struck near its epicenter.

After them, more than 1,200 repeated aftershocks were recorded.

Rescue teams and medics arrived in Turkey and Syria from 70 countries.

The UN allocated 25 million dollars from its emergency fund to provide urgent humanitarian aid to victims in Turkey and Syria.

The US is also providing $85 million in aid.

The World Bank announced that it is allocating 1.78 billion dollars to help Turkey.