A recent Turkish earthquake has left three dead and people trapped in the rubble in Hatay
Three people were killed after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey on Monday, a week after a deadly quake devastated the region.
More than 680 people have been injured in Turkey and Syria.
Turkey’s disaster and emergency agency Afad said the tremor struck at 20:04 local time (17:04 GMT), followed by dozens of aftershocks.
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the same region on February 6, killing more than 44,000 people in Turkey and Syria.
Those killed by Monday’s tremors were found in Antakya, Defne, and Samandagi, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said, urging people not to enter dangerous buildings.
Mr. Soylu said 213 people have been injured in Turkey.
Witnesses told Reuters news agency there was further damage to buildings in Antakya, while the mayor of Hatay, in southern Turkey, said people were trapped in the rubble.
I thought the earth would split open under my feet, Muna al-Omar, a local resident, told Reuters, crying as she held her seven-year-old son. He was in a tent in a park in central Antakya when the latest quake hit, he said.
Turkish authorities have recorded more than 6,000 aftershocks since the February 6 quake, but the BBC’s team in the region said the latest tremor felt stronger than ever.
Mr. Soylu said 213 people have been injured in Turkey.
Witnesses told Reuters news agency there was further damage to buildings in Antakya, while the mayor of Hatay, in southern Turkey, said people were trapped in the rubble.
I thought the earth would split open under my feet, Muna al-Omar, a local resident, told Reuters, crying as she held her seven-year-old son. He was in a tent in a park in central Antakya when the last earthquake struck, he said.
Turkish authorities have recorded more than 6,000 aftershocks since the February 6 quake, but the BBC’s team in the region said the latest tremor felt stronger than ever.
Source: BBC
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