Six people were killed in the latest earthquake to strike the border region of Turkey and Syria, authorities said on Tuesday (February 21), two weeks after a massive tremor killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.
Hatay ilimizin Defne ilçesinde meydana gelen depremde altı vatandaşımız hayatını kaybetmiş, 294 vatandaşımız yaralanmıştır.
— Yunus Sezer (@Yunus_Sezer_) February 21, 2023
Hayatını kaybeden vatandaşlarımıza Allah'tan rahmet, yaralılarımıza acil şifalar diliyorum.
Bölgede arama kurtarma çalışmalarımız aralıksız devam ediyor.
Monday's magnitude 6.4 quake was centered near the Turkish city of Antakya and was felt in Syria, Egypt, and Lebanon.
Ninety aftershocks followed it, Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said, even as rescue work from the initial tremors on February 6 has been winding down.
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