Close to 18 million people in Turkiye and Syria have been impacted by the disaster, with over 55,000 dead and nearly 130,000 injured. Millions have been displaced from their homes, with over 10 million in need of urgent aid.
The powerful earthquake struck on February 6, 2023, near the cities of Nurdağı and Gaziantep in Gaziantep Province, just outside the regional capital, which hosts millions of Syrian refugees, SIA refers to foreign media.
The disaster compounded the already dire situation in the area, beset by the 12-year Syria conflict and refugee crisis. Eleven Turkish provinces, including Adana, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, and Sanliurfa, were hit, affecting nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) supporting Syrians through cross-border humanitarian operations.
More than 10,000 aftershocks up to magnitude 6.6 were recorded in the region after the strong quake.
The two earthquakes were also felt in Lebanon, Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Iran and Egypt. The natural disaster caused great destruction and tens of thousands of casualties in Turkiye and Syria.
A 3-month state of emergency has been declared in 10 cities where the earthquake occurred in Turkiye. This event went down in history as the strongest earthquake recorded in Turkiye since 1939.
Immediately after the earthquake, Azerbaijan began the collection of aid for the brotherly country.
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