According to the Turkish media, earthquakes of 6.4 and 5.8 on the Richter scale shook the cities of Dafna and Samandagh in Hatay province of Turkey on Monday evening (February 20).
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook Turkey again
21 Feb 2023 - 10:45
According to the Turkish media, earthquakes of 6.4 and 5.8 on the Richter scale shook the cities of Dafna and Samandagh in Hatay province of Turkey on Monday evening (February 20).
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Kabul: According to Turkey's Anatolia news agency, this earthquake occurred at 08:04 on Monday night, February 20.
It is stated in the report that this earthquake occurred in Dafna district of Hatay province of this country.
Fakhriduddin Koca, the Minister of Health of Turkey, announced that 294 people were injured as a result of this earthquake, and the condition of 18 of them is critical.
Although some media reported the death of 3 people in the earthquake yesterday evening, the exact number is still unknown.
The Minister of Health of Turkey has announced in a tweet that the efforts to treat the injured in this event are continuing, but the recent earthquake has also damaged some of the hospitals that were providing services and made the process of treating the injured slower.
The Natural Events Management Organization of Turkey (AFAD) has announced that these earthquakes had 6,400 aftershocks in Qahraman Marash.
At the same time, as a result of the recent earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, more than 46 thousand people have been killed and many others have been injured.
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