48 TRNC citizens lose their lives in the devastating earthquake
Date Added: 13 February 2023, 14:13

The bodies of the last two people in the TRNC school group were found in the wreckage of collapsed Isias Hotel in Adıyaman on Saturday (11 February) following the earthquake disaster in Türkiye as a result of the search and rescue operations carried out. The number of TRNC citizens who lost their lives in Adıyaman reached at 35.

The 35 people were the students, teachers and parents of the Gazimağusa Turkish Maarif College girls’ and boys’ teams who were in Adıyaman for volleyball competitions.

According to the statement made by the TRNC Prime Ministry, the number of TRNC citizens who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake in Türkiye reached at 48.