BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 8. As many as 3,356
folks died within the earthquake-hit Hatay Province, President of the
Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated, Trend studies.
“A complete of 21,200 troopers, gendarmes, and policemen are
at the moment conducting search and rescue operations in Hatay.
Meanwhile, 9,179 medical staff proceed their efforts within the
catastrophe space,” he added.
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 have been subjected to the extreme
destruction.
The quake’s epicenter was situated 26 km away from town of
Gaziantep with a inhabitants of about 1.06 million.
Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority stated that
three extra earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.4-6.6 rocked Gaziantep
province in south-eastern Türkiye. As a results of the earthquake
that hit Türkiye, robust tremors have been additionally felt in Syria, Lebanon,
Egypt, and Cyprus.
Following the newest information, 9,057 folks have been killed, and
52,979 have gotten injured within the quake.