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The victims in Turkey of the devastating earthquakes in the country two weeks ago have already exceeded 41 thousand people, reported the Turkish private television NTV.

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The earthquake in Turkey and Syria 495

According to the latest data of the Directorate for Disaster and Emergency Management (AFAD), the number of dead is 41,156.

AFAD Director Yunus Sezer announced that 800,000 people affected by the earthquakes have applied for shelter in other counties.

So far, 460,945 people have been evacuated, of which 318,970 have been accommodated in dormitories and hotels, he said.

According to the director of AFAD, efforts to establish the damage caused by the earthquakes continue.

To date, this process has been completed in over 830,000 buildings. 

Sezer said that search and rescue operations after the earthquakes have now ended in all other affected counties except Kahramanmaras and Hatay.

Rescue operations in Turkey are ending

A total of 11 counties fall within the zone of the magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes two weeks ago.

The epicenter of the tremors, which occurred nine hours apart on February 6, was in the Kahramanmaras district, but severe consequences were suffered not only in Turkey, but also in neighboring Syria, where there were also thousands of victims.

The earthquake in Turkey and Syria