New earthquake in Turkey kills 6, rescuers rush to search for people trapped under rubble

On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, a Turkish rescue team once once more mobilized to search for those trapped under the rubble. following a new earthquake Magnitude 6.4 in Antakya. near the Syrian border last monday night It caused an already weak building from a major earthquake two weeks earlier to collapse, leaving six people dead.

The latest earthquake occurred at 8:04 p.m. on Monday, February 20 local time (0.04 on Tuesday, Thai time), the epicenter at a depth of regarding 10 km, following only 3 minutes followingshock. A magnitude 5.8 magnitude followed by dozens of small followingshocks.

Dr. Fahrettin Koga, Minister of Health of Turkey, said that The new quake left 294 people injured, 18 of them critical. While the number of deaths was at 6 because most of the buildings were empty. following the previous great earthquake It has killed more than 44,000 people in Turkey and Syria.

part of Syria About 470 people were injured in the latest quake. The earthquake’s tremors were felt as far away as Egypt and Lebanon.

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