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The death toll from the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria has reached at least 11,376, according to authorities.
In Turkey, the death toll has risen to at least 8,574, with nearly 50,000 others reported injured, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a televised briefing Wednesday, during a visit to disaster areas near the epicenter of Monday’s earthquake.
In Syria, the total number of deaths now stands at 2,802, including 1,540 in rebel-held areas in the northwest, according to the “White Helmets,” and 1,262 deaths in government-controlled parts of Syria, Health Minister Dr. Hassan al-Ghobash announced, according to Syrian state media.
The total number of injured people in Syria across all affected territories rose to 5,008 [2,258 in government-controlled and 2,750 in the rebel-held area].
Aid agencies and emergency workers say the death toll is likely to increase further with many people still trapped under the rubble, and freezing weather conditions hampering rescue efforts.
Twitter Restricted In Turkey, According To Network Monitoring Firm
Access to Twitter has been restricted in Turkey, according to reports by an internet monitoring company and journalists and academics tracking the country’s response to the devastating earthquake this week.
On Wednesday, the network monitoring firm NetBlocks said traffic filtering had been applied at the internet service provider level that was preventing Twitter users from reaching the social media site.
The report coincided with user claims that Twitter was inaccessible in the country, and as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began a tour of the affected region.
“Widespread reports of Twitter being throttled in Turkey,” tweeted Zeynep Tufekci, a professor at Columbia University who was born in Istanbul and a longtime scholar of large-scale social media usage.
Tufekci added that some Twitter users had been expressing “increasing dissatisfaction” with Turkey’s response effort.
Some Twitter users made appeals to Twitter CEO Elon Musk for help, tagging his Twitter handle in an apparent effort to flag the issue for his attention.
CNN has reached out to Twitter for comment.
…As Turkish Police 18 Detained & Five Arrested For “Provocative” Social Media Posts
At least 18 people were detained and five were arrested after “provocative posts” were posted on social media platforms about Turkey’s earthquake, according to the Turkish Police Force’s tweet on Wednesday.
The Turkish Police Force tweeted that 202 account managers “who made provocative posts about the earthquake on social media platforms were detected.”
“The websites that wanted to abuse our benevolent citizens were closed down,” it added.
On Wednesday, network monitoring firm NetBlocks said traffic filtering had been applied at the internet service provider level that was preventing Twitter users from reaching the social media site.
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned about the provocative actions during his visit to the earthquake region in Kahramanmaras on Wednesday. “I want my friends from the press not to give an opportunity to those who give these provocations an opportunity.” CNN
