Turkey death toll from earthquake climbs to 1,121 -disaster agency

ISTANBUL, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The death toll rose to 1,121 from a major earthquake that shook Turkey's south early on Monday, and a total 7,634 people have been injured, an official from the disaster and emergencies management agency (AFAD) said. Orhan Tatar, head of the AFAD department handling earthquake risks, told a media briefing that 2,834 buildings have been destroyed in the quake and the subsequent tremors centred on Kahramanmaras province, noting there had been 120 aftershocks. (Reporting by Nevzat Devranoglu; Writing by Daren Butler; Editing by Jonathan Spicer)