BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 28.
Aftershocks, every of which is nearly as devastating as earthquakes,
nonetheless proceed to happen in Türkiye, mentioned Turkish President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan, Trend studies.
“After the tremors in Hatay final week, we confronted a
related scenario yesterday in Malatya. Unfortunately, in consequence
of those tremors, we have now destruction, losses, and injured individuals,”
he mentioned.
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Türkiye on
Feb. 6, 2023. The earthquake occurred at a depth of seven
kilometers within the Pazarcik area of Kahramanmaras Province. The
provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Malatya, Adiyaman,
Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, and Kahramanmaras had been subjected to
extreme destruction.
As a results of the earthquake that hit Türkiye, robust
tremors had been additionally felt in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyprus.
On February 21, 6.4-magnitude and 5.4-magnitude
tremors had been felt within the Turkish Hatay province, which had already
been broken by the lethal earthquake of Feb. 6. The earthquakes
brought on heavy destruction and private accidents.
As many as 44,374 individuals have been killed in consequence
of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Türkiye.