Armenian singer found dead in quake rubble in Turkey
Armenian singer Zilan Tigris and her spouse Cagdas Cankaya have been confirmed dead following the major earthquake in Turkey.
They were found dead in the quake rubble in Diyarbakir (Tigranakert), Akunq.net reported on Thursday, citing a Facebook post of Udi Yervant, another Armenian musician from Diyarbakir.
The singer was among the 85 Armenians who visited Armenia as part of a Diaspora Ministry program in August 2015.
The death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday is now at least 17,176, CNN reports, citing authorities.
In Turkey, the death toll has risen to at least 14,014, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday while visiting impacted areas in the southern city of Gaziantep.
The total number of deaths in Syria stands as at least 3,162, including 1,900 in rebel-held areas in the northwest according to the ‘White Helmets’ civil defense group, and 1,262 deaths in government-controlled parts of Syria, according to Syrian state media.