They surpassed them 45,000 dead in total in Turkey and Syria, with the magnitude of the destruction being unimaginable. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu announced Friday night that the death toll from last week’s powerful earthquakes in southern Turkey had risen to 39,672. In Syria the dead exceed 6,000, with casualties in both countries exceeding 45,000. As pointed out by SKAI’s correspondent in Turkey, Manolis Kostidis, from Adana, where he is located, the number of those buried in the ruins remains unknown.

A man was rescued today from the rubble of a collapsed building in the southern province of Hatay, 11 days after the devastating earthquake that struck the region last week, Turkey’s Anadolu news agency reported, giving at least some hope that he might there are still some people alive under the rubble. According to the Turkish Anadolu Agency, this is a 45-year-old man who was buried under tons of concrete and survived for 278 hours.

It is noted that 82,000 buildings have been destroyed in total, or have suffered significant damage from the earthquakes.

At the same time, thousands of Syrian refugees are returning to search for their relatives after the deadly earthquake.

Even before the earthquake, the approx 3.6 million Syrian refugees in Turkey they experienced the discomfort of some Turks who face the increased cost of living and sometimes blame these people for their economic hardship.

In Gaziantep, according to Kramos, the police removed the Syrians from a mosque where they had taken shelter to house Turkish families.

Many Turks in the earthquake affected areas they blame the Syrians for looting the destroyed houses and shops.