Death toll in Turkey earthquake surpasses 50,000

Ankara: The death count from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that struck on February 6 surpassed 50,000 on Friday after Turkey declared more than 44,000 people died. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said the death count in Turkey due to earthquakes rose to 44,218 on Friday night. With Syria’s latest announced death count of 5,914, the combined death count in the two countries rose to above 50,000. Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .