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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to a report by WHO, how many million people could be affected by the Turkey-Syria earthquake?
A
20
B
23
C
25
D
28
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Up to 23 million people could be affected by the massive earthquake that has killed thousands in Turkey and Syria, the WHO warned on Tuesday, promising long-term assistance.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to WHO, the affected regions in Turkey and Syria are home to around 23 million people including 1.4 million children. Many aftershocks followed the earthquake and a second major earthquake hit the region after 9 hours with 7.5 magnitude causing serious further damage and destruction of damaged buildings.

Detailed explanation-3: -Attachments. The death toll from earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has surpassed 50, 000 people-including 45, 968 confirmed deaths in Turkey and 7, 259 in Syria.

Detailed explanation-4: -Extensive damage was reported in Türkiye (Turkey), with buildings collapsing in cities including Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Matalya, Osmaniye and Sanliurfa.

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