At least 39,672 people were killed by two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye on February 6, the country’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Friday speaking about the devastating quake’s death toll.

Saying that the priority of the earthquake response is search and rescue, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu added in a televised interview that search and rescue efforts continued at over 20,000 collapsed buildings, according to Anadolu Agency.

Over 264,000 personnel are currently working in the field, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said in an earlier statement.

Condolences have poured in from around the world expressing solidarity with Türkiye, with many countries sending rescue teams and aid. A total of 5,377 foreign personnel from 65 nations are currently working in the disaster zone, the country’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday.

He also said that 102 countries have offered assistance so far, and 23 countries have returned after completing their efforts. On tents sent from abroad, Cavusoglu said at least 70,000 of them arrived and nearly 55,000 additional tents are awaiting shipment.

Besides rescue teams, blankets, tents, food, and psychological support teams along with over 12,600 vehicles, including excavators, tractors and bulldozers, were also sent to the affected areas. Nearly 387,000 tents and 3.28 million blankets have been sent to the quake-hit zone, said AFAD.

​National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said the Turkish Armed Forces has continued to take all necessary measures right since the quakes’ immediate aftermath.