The death toll from the February 6 earthquakes in Turkey and Syria passed 50,000 on Friday, after Turkey announced a death toll of more than 44,000.
The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said that the death toll in Turkey due to Friday night’s earthquake rose to 44,218.
With Syria’s latest announced death toll at 5,914, the combined death toll in the two countries rose above 50,000.
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