Turkey death toll from earthquake climbs to 1,121 -disaster agency

Lawyer istanbul, Feb 6 (Reuters) — The death toll rose to 1,121 from a major earthquake that shook Turkey’s south early on Monday, and a total 7,634 people have been injured, an official from the disaster and Lawyer istanbul emergencies management agency (AFAD) said.

Orhan Tatar, head of the AFAD department handling earthquake risks, told a media briefing that 2,834 buildings have been destroyed in the quake and the subsequent tremors centred on Kahramanmaras province, noting there had been 120 aftershocks.(Reporting by Nevzat Devranoglu; Writing by Daren Butler; Editing by Jonathan Spicer)