Many people were trapped under the rubble of Monday's earthquake
Two more earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria overnight on Monday (February 20). The two earthquakes measured 6.4 and 5.8 respectively on the Richter scale.
Two more earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria overnight on Monday (February 20). The two earthquakes measured 6.4 and 5.8 respectively on the Richter scale.
Their center was in Hatay province of Turkey. Three more killed in new earthquake in Turkey Many people were trapped due to the collapse of the building. BBC news. Their center was in Hatay province of Turkey. Three more killed in new earthquake in Turkey Many people were trapped due to the collapse of the building. BBC news.
In addition, about 680 people were injured in Turkey-Syria in the new earthquake. Monday's quake caused the collapse of already weakened buildings in both countries.
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Minister of Interior of Turkey
- Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Solo said the new earthquake killed people in Antakya, Defne and Samandagi. 213 people were injured. Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Solo said the new earthquake killed people in Antakya, Defne and Samandagi. 213 people were injured. He requested not to enter the dangerous buildings for the time being.
The BBC reported that there is fear and panic spreading in the city of Antakya. Ambulances and rescue workers are trying to reach the worst-hit areas. Local resident Muna al-Omar was in a tent in a park in the center of the city when the new earthquake struck. "I thought the world would split under my feet," she told Reuters news agency as she hugged her seven-year-old son and cried. Al Majlum's family members are still missing in the February 6 earthquake. He was searching for the bodies of his family members when the earthquake hit again on Monday night.
This 18-year-old youth said, 'I could not understand what to do then. We hugged each other. The walls began to fall in front of us. An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck Turkey and Syria in the early hours of February 6. Later in the afternoon, another strong earthquake struck Turkey.
At least 47,000 people were killed in the two countries in the powerful earthquake. Millions of people have been displaced.
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