The death toll from the earthquake in Turkiye has increased to 20 318 people, with 91 511 injured, said Disaster and Emergency Management Organization of Turkiye (AFAD), SİA reports.
Moreover, 1,509 aftershocks have been recorded in the region.
The earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 hit southeastern Türkiye on Feb. 6, 2023. It occurred at a depth of seven kilometers in the Pazarcik region of Kahramanmaras Province. The provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Malatya, Adiyaman, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana and Kahramanmaras were subjected to the severe destruction.
The quake’s epicenter was located 26 km away from the city of Gaziantep with a population of about 1.06 million.
Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said that three more earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.4-6.6 rocked Gaziantep province in south-eastern Türkiye. As a result of the earthquake that hit Türkiye, strong tremors were also felt in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyprus.
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