Death toll increases in earthquake: 40 thousand 642 2023-02-18 17:12:15     NEWS CENTER - AFAD announced that the number of people who lost their lives in the earthquakes increased to 40 thousand 642.   AFAD made a statement regarding those who lost their lives in the earthquake. In the statement, it was stated that after two earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.7 in Mereş Bazarcix (Pazarcık) and 7.6 in the center of Elbistan, 4 thousand 734 aftershocks occurred, and  40 thousand 642   people lost their lives.