Three people are now said to 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: Many cracks in roads have become deep scars making it more difficult for the emergency services to get where they may be needed. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. "You don't know what to do... "I thought the earth was going to split open under my feet," Muna al-Omar, a local resident, told Reuters, crying as she held her seven-year-old son. we grabbed each other and right in front of us, the walls started to fall. In a tweet, Afad initially urged people to stay away from coastlines as a precaution against the risk of rising sea levels, although the warning was later removed. An AFP journalist reported on scenes of panic in Antakya, the capital of Hatay Province which was already devastated by the previous earthquake - with the latest tremors raising clouds of dust in the city. She was in a tent in a park in central Antakya when the latest earthquake hit, she said. There is fear and panic in the streets - lines of ambulances and rescue crews are trying to get to some of the worst affected areas where the walls of badly damaged buildings have collapsed. The earthquake was also reportedly felt in Egypt and Lebanon. Witnesses told the Reuters news agency there had been further damage to buildings in Antakya, while the mayor of Hatay, in southern Turkey, said people were trapped under rubble.
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.”
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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Monday's 6.4 magnitude earthquake was centered in the town of Defne in Turkey's Hatay province.
That increases the overall death toll in Turkey and Syria to 44,844. He added that people are really scared and “no one wants to get back into their houses”. The Syrian Civil Defence group, also known as the White Helmets, reported that several people were injured in the rebel-held north west after they jumped from buildings or were struck by falling debris in the town of Jinderis, one of the towns worst affected by the February 6 earthquake.
Several people have been killed and hundreds injured - including those trying to salvage belongings from the disaster zone.
They devastated southern Turkey in the dead of winter, with overnight temperatures near freezing, leaving many emergency tents inadequate for the homeless. “We’ve already been separated from our nation. Thousands of Syrian refugees in Turkey have returned to their homes in northwest Syria to get in touch with relatives affected by the devastation. The White Helmets group reported that several people were injured in the rebel-held north west after they jumped from buildings or were struck by falling debris in the town of Jinderis, one of the most affected town by the February 6 earthquake. Monday's quake was centred near the Turkish town of Defne in Hatay province and was felt in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon. Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said three people were killed and 213 injured in the new magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria Monday.