The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called the earthquake that devastated southeastern Turkey and northern Syria “the worst natural disaster in a century” to affect a country in its European zone, with a death toll that now exceeds 35,000.
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“We are witnessing the worst natural disaster in the WHO Europe region in a century and we are still measuring its magnitude,” said the director of its European branch, Hans Kluge, during a press conference.
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