DAMASCUS, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Monday's massive earthquakes have killed 3,480 people and injured 3,000 others in Syria, a war monitor reported Wednesday.

A Syrian woman, displaced as a result of the deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria two days ago, rests under a tree in a field on the outskirts of the the rebel-held town of Jindayris on February 8, 2023. (Photo: AFP)

The fatalities include 1,570 in government-controlled cities and 1,910 in rebel-held areas, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Meanwhile, the Syrian Health Ministry said the death toll has hit 1,260, with 2,285 injured.

The Syrian education ministry said 248 schools have been partially or completely destroyed by the powerful earthquakes that rocked a vast region of Türkiye and northern Syria on Monday.

Rescue missions are still underway in the Syrian provinces of Aleppo, Latakia and Tartous, according to the Syrian government.