Earthquake Turkey

2023 - 2 - 20

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Turkey hit by two more powerful earthquakes two weeks after disaster (The Guardian)

Three killed and 213 injured, government says, after quakes of 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude shake southern province of Hatay.

It was centred near the southern Turkish city of Antakya and was felt in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon. The area is controlled by insurgents at war with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, complicating aid efforts. At least 47,000 people are estimated to have died across Turkey and Syria. “I thought the earth was going to split open under my feet,” she said, crying as she held her seven-year-old son in her arms. “Some buildings were destroyed, there are some who are trapped under the rubble,” he said. We heard what sounded like more buildings collapsing again, and more damage to our house.”

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New Turkey earthquake leaves three dead and people trapped ... (BBC News)

Three people have died after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey on Monday, weeks after a deadly quake devastated the region.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: Please include your name, age and location with any submission. "I thought the earth was going to split open under my feet," local resident Muna al-Omar told Reuters news agency, crying as she held her seven-year-old son. If you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the Are you in the area? She had been in a tent in a park in the city centre when the new earthquakes hit.

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6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border (RTE.ie)

Another earthquake has struck the border region of Turkey and Syria, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake which killed more than ...

In Syria, already shattered by more than a decade of civil war, most deaths have been in the northwest. Are we going to be separated from our families now too? "We’ve already been separated from our nation. Since Wednesday, thousands of Syrian refugees in Turkey have returned to their homes in northwest Syria to get in touch with relatives affected by the devastation. It said many of the women are sheltering in camps or are living exposed to freezing temperatures and struggling to get food or clean water. Another earthquake has struck the border region of Turkey and Syria, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake which killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.

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A new earthquake hits Turkey, as teams still respond to earlier ... (NPR)

Turkish authorities say a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, followed by a magnitude 5.8 tremor, struck the Antakya region around 8 p.m. local time Monday.

Turkish public broadcaster TRT broadcast live footage of rescue crews operating at a collapsed building in the city of Antakya, one of the worst-hit cities in the Feb. It said residents were recovering belongings from their building — damaged in the Feb. A waiter's family escaped their home and brought blankets into the restaurant to sleep there. Turkish officials say there have been thousands of aftershocks in the last two weeks. "Think about your relatives, your loved ones, your spouses. The Feb.

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Three dead and scores injured as new earthquake hits Turkey and ... (Irish Examiner)

Turkish interior minister Suleyman Soylu said three people were killed and 213 injured. Search and rescue efforts were under way in three collapsed buildings ...

That increases the overall death toll in Turkey and Syria to 44,844. He said people were scared and “no one wants to get back into their houses”. Turkish interior minister Suleyman Soylu said three people were killed and 213 injured. Turkish authorities have recorded more than 6,000 aftershocks. The February 6 quake killed nearly 45,000 people in both countries — the vast majority in Turkey, where more than a million and a half people are in temporary shelters. Search and rescue efforts were under way in three collapsed buildings where five people were believed to be trapped.

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Turkey and Syria rocked again by magnitude 6.3 earthquake (CNBC)

The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the tremor struck at a depth of 2 km (1.2 miles). Other witnesses said Turkish rescue teams were ...

The two larger earthquakes that hit on Feb. Muna Al Omar, a resident, said she was in a tent in a park in central Antakya when the earthquake hit. Two Reuters witnesses reported a strong quake and further damage to buildings in central Antakya, where it was centered.

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Turkey hit by 6.4 magnitude earthquake two weeks after disaster (Sky News)

Two earthquakes hit the Turkey-Syria border two weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake left more than 45000 people dead in Turkey and Syria.

Meanwhile, some media outlets in Syria's Idlib and Aleppo regions that were badly affected by the earthquake on Monday are reporting that buildings have collapsed and that electricity and internet services have been interrupted in parts of the region. Muna Al Omar, a resident, said she was in a tent in a park in central Antakya when the earthquake hit. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck the Turkey-Syria border two weeks after a massive quake in the same region left more than 45,000 people dead, the US Geological Survey has said. Turkey's AFAD disaster management agency said the earthquake was centered around the town of Defne in the country's Hatay province, which was devastated by a huge 7.8 magnitude tremor The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake struck at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles) at about 8:04pm local time (5.04pm UK time). Two earthquakes hit the Turkey-Syria border two weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake left more than 45,000 people dead in Turkey and Syria.

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Magnitude 6.3 aftershock strikes southern Turkey, killing 3 and ... (CNN)

A magnitude 6.3 aftershock struck southern Turkey Monday, killing at least three people and injuring hundreds more, according to Turkish and Syrian ...

Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter that 18 of the injured are in serious condition and were transported to Adana and Dörtyol. may God help us,” said Zahir, who lives in a town between the cities of Iskenderun and Antakia, in Turkey’s Hatay province. Officials have been urging the public to stay away from buildings. “We don’t know what to do today – today we will stay in the car and in the tent, we don’t know what will happen till tomorrow,” he told CNN. “Our teams are working to take the injured to hospitals, inspect the affected villages and towns, and remove rubble to open the roads for the ambulances,” the White Helmets said. [Turkey](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/19/politics/us-relief-turkey-syria-earthquake/index.html) Monday, killing at least three people and injuring hundreds more, according to Turkish and Syrian officials, two weeks after [a massive earthquake](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/07/middleeast/earthquake-turkey-syria-why-deadly-intl/index.html) killed tens of thousands of people in both countries.

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Death toll rises after fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border (Reuters)

Six people were killed in an earthquake which struck the border region of Turkey and Syria, CNN Turk reported on Tuesday, two weeks after a larger quake ...

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Fresh tremors hit earthquake-devastated province in Turkey (Financial Times)

Two tremors measuring 6.4 and 5.8 in magnitude struck the Turkish province of Hatay on Monday, two weeks after the region was devastated by larger ...

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