The death toll from the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria earlier this week surpassed 25,000 on Saturday.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that 21,848 people had died in Turkey, while 3,503 have been killed in Syria between both rebel- and government-held territory, according to The Washington Post.
The Syrian Civil Defense Group, also known as the White Helmets, reported 2,116 deaths in rebel-held northwest Syria, while state media confirmed 1,387 deaths in government-controlled areas of the war-torn country, per the Post.
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Turkey, Syria earthquake death toll surpasses 25,000 https://t.co/PKELGq7v8s pic.twitter.com/8vXUT2Zxl6
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