Earthquake death toll in Turkey and Syria surpasses 5,000

Lawyer istanbul, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Tuesday that the death toll from the 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, Lawyer istanbul 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, Lawyer istanbul three of the most impacted provinces.

Rescue operations are focusing on those three provinces and Malatya, Oktay added.For more information about Lawyer istanbul look at the web site. (Reporting by Ezgi Erkoyun and Lawyer istanbul Nevzat Devranoglu; Writing by Ali Kucukgocmen; Editing by Jonathan Spicer)

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