A total of 82 children rescued from rubble still not identified

A total of 82 children rescued from rubble still not identified
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1,476 children were handed over to their families, following an identity check and verification

Turkey’s Family and Social Affairs Ministry announced that the identities of 82 children rescued from the earthquake rubble yet to be determined.

Following an identity check and verification, a total of 1,476 children were handed over to their families, the ministry said via a statement on Monday.

The official data showed that the number of unaccompanied children registered by the ministry since the devastating earthquakes were totalled as 1,902.

The ministry also said that 322 children were under treatment in hospitals.

The twin earthquakes of Feb.6 that claimed more than 44,000 lives in Turkey’s southeast have also left many children without families, in need of guardianship and care.