Russian military clear rubble in Syria after earthquake, death toll in Turkey and Syria to 4.365

The military of the Russian group of troops in Syria are involved in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake and help residents in the removal of rubble. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The death toll in Turkey from a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake rose to 2,921, the country’s relief agency AFAD announced Tuesday.

The new count brings the confirmed death toll in Turkey and neighboring Syria to 4,365, after a quake considered to be the strongest to hit the region in nearly a century.