Day 11 of earthquake disaster in Turkey: Number of deaths rises to 36,187

AFAD announced that 36 thousand 187 people had lost their lives in the Kahramanmaraş-based earthquakes. The data, which was last announced on February 14 at 21.00, was updated after 38 hours. 108, 068 people were injured in the earthquake that hit the province.

On February 14, President Tayyip Erdogan had announced the number of casualties. 38 hours later, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) updated the number of casualties and injured in the earthquake. A total of 36 thousand 187 people lost their lives in the provinces of Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Osmaniye, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya and Elazig, AFAD said in a statement.

In the statement made by AFAD, it was emphasized that 4 thousand 323 aftershocks occurred after the earthquake.