Turkey's disaster management authority said on Thursday that the death toll was 550 following a massive earthquake that hit the eastern province of Van on Sunday, AA reported.
Turkish Prime Ministry Disaster & Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) said that as of 9:30 p.m. local time, the death toll was 550, and the number of injured people was 2,300 in the earthquake.
An earthquake measuring 7.2 on Richter scale hit Van at 1:41 p.m. on Sunday.