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Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes: Toll rises to 21,000

ANKARA: The death toll from the Turkiye-Syria deadly earthquakes has risen to more than 21,000.

According to Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay, at least 17,674 people have been killed in Turkiye while Syrian officials said 3,377 have died in Syria.

The World Bank has promised one point seven eight billion dollars to Turkiye in relief and recovery assistance.

Rescue teams are still searching rubble for survivors as freezing cold threaten the lives of thousands of survivors who are now without shelter, water and food.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.