All search and rescue efforts were declared complete on Wednesday in Turkey’s Izmir province (West) after an earthquake shook the Aegean region last week, authorities announced.
Head of Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), Mehmet Gulluoglu thanked via Twitter the disaster workers and volunteers who served in the search and rescue efforts in the quake-hit city.
Speaking at a news conference, Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum said work to remove debris has started, with teams continuing search and rescue efforts only at one site.
With 22,000 buildings inspected to assess the extent of damage, 180 have been found to be severely damaged and destroyed, the minister stated.
The death toll from Friday’s powerful earthquake has risen to 114, authorities said early on Wednesday.
As many as 137 victims are still receiving treatment, while 898 have been discharged from hospitals, according to AFAD.
A total of 1,621 aftershocks — 44 of them with a magnitude higher than 4 — have been recorded after the earthquake, the agency said.
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