Earthquake Death Toll Rises To 46,104 - Erdoğan

The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey has risen to 46,104, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated on Monday.

The President also said that the country aims to set up 100,000 containers over two months in the quake-hit region for disaster victims.

The earthquakes, centered in Kahramanmaraş province, struck 10 other provinces in the south and southeast including Hatay, Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Malatya, Adana, Diyarbakır, Kilis, Osmaniye, Elazığ and Şanlıurfa.

In addition, 234,636 people from AFAD, police, gendarmerie, the Ministry of National Defense, the National Medical Rescue Team (UMKE), local security and support teams, volunteers and field personnel are in the earthquake zones.

Some 18,400 vehicles, including excavators, tow trucks, cranes, dozers, trucks, water trucks, trailers, graders, vacuum trucks and similar construction equipment, continue to operate in the disaster area.