Members of the China Search and Rescue Team carry out rescue operation on earthquake debris in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay announced late Saturday that the country's death toll from Monday's earthquakes has climbed to 24,617, bringing the total fatalities with neighboring Syria to over 28,000, with tens of thousands injured.
Chinese rescuers have successfully rescued at least four survivors so far. An 82-member Chinese rescue team arrived in Türkiye on Wednesday to join earthquake relief efforts in the country. Members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team and other Chinese civil relief squads were also in Türkiye to join the international rescue work.
Members of the China Search and Rescue Team carry out rescue operation on earthquake debris in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
A member of the China Search and Rescue Team carries out rescue operation on earthquake debris in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
A member of the China Search and Rescue Team carries out rescue operation on earthquake debris in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
A member of the China Search and Rescue Team carries out rescue operation on earthquake debris in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
A member of the China Search and Rescue Team carries out rescue operation on earthquake debris in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Members of the China Search and Rescue Team carry out rescue operation on earthquake debris in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Members of the China Search and Rescue Team carry out rescue operation on earthquake debris in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Members of the China Search and Rescue Team carry out rescue operation inside earthquake debris in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Members of the China Search and Rescue Team carry out rescue operation in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Members of the China Search and Rescue Team carry out rescue operation inside earthquake debris in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
A member of the China Search and Rescue Team carries out rescue operation on earthquake debris in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)■
