The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and northwestern Syria has gone past 33,000 as rescue efforts continue.
The number of deaths in Turkey rose to 29,605 on Sunday, while more than 4,500 people have died in Syria.
According to Aljazeera, Turkey’s disaster management authority says the death toll from Monday’s Turkey-Syria earthquakes has passed 30,000, with the United Nations warning that the final number may double.
Officials and medics said 29,605 people had died in Turkey and 3,574 in Syria from the 7.8-magnitude tremor, bringing the confirmed total to 33,179.
“Turkish authorities said they have arrested 48 people who were caught stealing and defrauding victims through telephone calls.”
“The properties are under risk as well as the lives of those inhabitants in the region,” said Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu.
“Since yesterday, we have been seeing videos on social media. The local residents -earthquake survivors – and some security were beating some of the looters.”
