Death toll from earthquakes in Türkiye rises to 5,894: Vice president

By Servet Gunerigok

WASHINGTON (AA) - 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.

Other provinces affected by the earthquakes are Gaziantep, Hatay, Osmaniye, Adiyaman, Malatya, Sanliurfa, Adana, Diyarbakir and Kilis.

The quakes also affected neighboring Syria, where 1,622 people were killed and hundreds injured.