Aug. 17 Quake Death Toll Tops 17,000
From Times Wire Reports
The official death toll in Turkey’s devastating Aug. 17 quake surpassed 17,000 as more families registered relatives they had hastily buried without notifying authorities. The government count reached 17,118 after authorities in Adapazari, one of the worst-hit areas, were notified of about 1,200 previously unreported deaths. The toll could increase further as similar registrations are conducted in other areas, a government official said. More than 40,000 people were injured in the magnitude 7.4 quake.
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