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Turkey: three dead and hundreds injured in new strong earthquakes

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Turkey: three dead and hundreds injured in new strong earthquakes

The situation in Turkey endlessly turns into a tragedy even after the news Enceladus impact Monday afternoon.

On the same evening, the Turkish interior minister said that new earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.4 and 5.8 on the Richter scale, three more people were confirmed dead, with 213 injured.

Soylu also said that the search for rescuers after new earthquakes is mainly concentrated in three districts, while earlier Turkish media spoke about severe damage to buildings already affected by the February 6 earthquakes. The first footage from the earthquake-affected areas shows the extent of the damage and the panic that reigned among the already affected residents.

It is noted that AFAD reported that the first earthquake of magnitude 6.4 occurred today in the Defne district of the city of Hatay at 20:04 Turkish time.

Meanwhile, a little later, on July 20, the second strong earthquake of 5.8 on the Richter scale again occurred in Samadag in Antioch.

Following this new seismic activity, AFAD issued a warning of possible sea level rise.

According to reports, after the earthquake, a cloud of dust formed in the rubble in the Hatay region, and the sounds of ambulances were also heard. The information also refers to collapsed buildings.

New earthquakes occur two weeks after them devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria and led to an indescribable humanitarian tragedy, with the two countries already counting more than 46,000 dead and causing massive damage to infrastructure and buildings.

According to the information, today’s first earthquake was also felt by the inhabitants of Cyprus, while the earth in areas close to the epicenter of the earthquake is still shaking due to the subsequent tremors.

According to Anadolu

Author: newsroom

Source: Kathimerini

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