Death toll in Turkey from earthquake rises to 73

By Baris Kilic

ANKARA (AA) - The death toll in Turkey from Friday's magnitude 6.6 earthquake in the Aegean Sea has risen to 73, the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) announced early Monday.

Some 1,044 aftershocks, 43 of them over magnitude 4, have hit the area since then, AFAD said.

It added that 961 people were injured, with 743 of them discharged from hospitals and 218 people still under treatment.

So far, 1,864 tents have been installed, with 2,038 currently being set up.

Temporary accommodation centers have been established to meet the urgent need for shelter in the city of Izmir, with 3,545 tents, 57 general purpose tents, 24,382 blankets, 13,280 beds, 5,500 sleeping sets, 2,657 kitchen sets and four showers and toilet containers shipped to the zone, AFAD noted.

*Writing by Dilan Pamuk in Ankara