ISTANBUL, Feb  6, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - The combined death toll rose to more 
than 2,600 for Turkey and Syria on Monday after the region's strongest 
earthquake in nearly a century.

 Turkish government officials said at least 1,651 people had died in the 
7.8-magnitude tremor, with another 968 confirmed fatalities in neighbouring 
Syria, putting the total at 2,619.