Death toll in Turkey, Syria earthquake crosses 8,200

New Delhi: The latest death toll from Monday’s catastrophic earthquake has crossed 8,200. 

Turkey death toll

The death toll from Monday's devastating earthquakes in southern Türkiye rose to 5,894, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said early Wednesday.

Speaking at a news conference, Oktay put the number of injured from the massive quakes centered in Kahramanmaras province at 34,810.

As many as 5,775 buildings collapsed, he said. More than 8,000 people have been rescued from the rubble of the buildings.

Syria death toll

Syrian Ministry of Health reported that the number of earthquake victims in Lattakia, Aleppo, Hama, and Idlib countryside has risen to 1,250 deaths and 2,054 injuries.

At least 1,120 people were killed in Syria's opposition-held northwest with the toll expected to "rise dramatically", the White Helmets rescue team said.

Rescue operations in Turkey and Syria

​​Countries around the world dispatched teams to assist in the rescue efforts, and Turkey's disaster management agency said more than 50,000 emergency personnel were now on the ground.

More than 70 countries have extended help to both Turkey and Syria including India.

India on Tuesday sent to Turkiye relief materials, a mobile hospital and specialised search and rescue teams in four C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft to support the country's rescue efforts following the massive earthquake that has killed over 5000 people in the region.

On Wednesday morning, India sent relief materials onboard a C-130J aircraft of the Indian Air Force to Syria which was also hit by the earthquake on Monday.

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The region sits on top of major fault lines and is frequently shaken by earthquakes.

Some 18,000 were killed in similarly powerful earthquakes that hit northwest Turkey in 1999.

The U.S. Geological Survey measured Monday's quake at 7.8, with a depth of 18 kilometers (11 miles).

Hours later, another quake, likely triggered by the first, struck more than 100 kilometers (60 miles) away with 7.5 magnitude.

The second jolt caused a multi-story apartment building in the Turkish city of Sanliurfa to topple onto the street in a cloud of dust as bystanders screamed, according to video of the scene.

Thousands of buildings were reported collapsed in a wide area extending from Syria's cities of Aleppo and Hama to Turkey's Diyarbakir, more than 330 kilometers (200 miles) to the northeast.