An aftershock with a magnitude of 6.3 occurred on the 20th in Turkey, which was in the midst of damage recovery from the earthquake that occurred in Turkey and Syria on the 6th.
The earthquake, which occurred 16 kilometers west-southwest of Antakya, Hatay Province, in southern Turkey, killed six people in Turkey alone.
The earthquake was also felt in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon.
Turkish Health Minister Faretin Koca said 294 people were injured, 18 of whom were taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Minister Coca explained that 6,000 tents were sent to the area overnight for residents shocked by the aftershocks, and patients were evacuated as cracks appeared in some medical facilities that were operating after the earthquake on the 6th.
Meanwhile, the total number of deaths in Turkey and Syria due to the earthquake on the 6th exceeded 47,000 as of the 20th.
Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) said the death toll had risen to 41,197 as of today, and considering the number of missing people, the loss of life is expected to rise further.
In Syria, 1,414 people were killed in government-controlled areas, Syrian officials said, while the United Nations said 4,525 people were also killed in rebel-held areas in northwest Syria.
VOA News
*This article was sourced from Archyde.com.