(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 7. Four Azerbaijani
students (Samir Guliyev, Shahin Verdiyev, Khumam Ismayilli and
Gunduz Nazarzade) have been rescued from the rubble in the Turkish
city of Malatya, following several deadly earthquakes, trend reports citing
Turkish media.
All the rescued are students at the Inonu University in
Malatya.
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake was recorded in central Türkiye on
the morning of Feb. 6, 2023, according to the
European-Mediterranean Seismological Center. The quake's epicenter
was located 26 km away from the city of Gaziantep with a population
of about 1.06 million. The source of the earthquake was 7 km below
the surface.
Türkiye's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said that
three more earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.4-6.6 rocked Gaziantep
province in south-eastern Türkiye.
According to the latest statistics from the Turkish Emergency
Management Agency (AFAD), the death toll from the devastating
earthquake in southern Türkiye has reached 2921. Earlier, Turkish
Vice President Fuat Oktay said that a total of 7,840 people were
rescued from the rubble.
As a result of the earthquake that hit Türkiye, strong tremors
were also felt in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyprus.
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