Death toll of earthquake in Turkey exceeds 20,000

He death toll from the devastating earthquakes in Turkey has increased to 20,213, according to Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca.

"The death toll of the earthquakes in Turkey is now 20,213, with 80,012 people injured," he said during a press conference.

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey’s Kahramanmaras province, located in the country’s southeast, on February 6. The tremors, followed by hundreds of aftershocks, were felt in ten provinces as well as in neighboring countries, including Syria.