By Aykut Karadag
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's death toll from an earthquake rose Sunday to 43, according to the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).
The agency said as of 7 a.m. local time (0500GMT) Sunday, there have been 812 aftershocks, with 40 more powerful than magnitude-4.0.
Search and rescue activities continue in the coastal Aegean province of Izmir after the magnitude-6.6 quake jolted the region Friday, leaving at least 896 people wounded.
A total of 667 of 896 victims have been discharged from hospitals while 229 are still under treatment.
* Writing by Dilan Pamuk
