Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Tuesday that the death toll from the syria-earthquake-so-bad-2023-02-06/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-testid="Link">earthquakes centred in southeastern Turkey rose to 3,419, bringing the total including those killed in Syria to more than 5,000.
Speaking to reporters, Oktay said severe weather conditions made it difficult to bring aid to the affected regions and conduct rescues. He said only rescue and aid vehicles were being allowed to enter or leave Hatay, Kahramanmaras and Adiyaman, three of the most impacted provinces.