Death toll climbs to over 37,000 in Turkey, Syria
Last week's massive earthquake and powerful aftershocks have killed at least 31,643 people in southeastern Turkey, according to the latest figures from the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority.
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Meanwhile, at least 5,714 people were killed in both government- and rebel-controlled areas of northwestern Syria, according to combined figures from the Syrian Ministry of Health and the Syrian civil defense and medical group that operates in opposition-held areas, known as the White Helmets.
![PHOTO: An infant rescued from the wreckage of the earthquake receives medical treatment while being transported to a hospital in Bab al-Hawa in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, on Feb. 12, 2023.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/2cb34200-c013-49df-887f-bba7dcce1ec9/syria-rescue-infant-gty-ps-230213_1676297099559_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg)
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-ABC News' Will Gretsky and Joe Simonetti