(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 7. A total of 24,443
rescuers are taking part in rescue work in Türkish regions affected
by the earthquake, director of a division of the Türkiye's Disaster
and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) Orhan Tatar told
reporters, trend reports.
'Search and rescue teams from various institutions, as well as
volunteers are involved in the work,' Tatar said.
Among the quake-affected areas were: Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis,
Osmaniye, Malatya, Adiyaman, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana and
Kahramanmaras provinces.
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.
AFAD said that three more earthquakes with a magnitude of
6.4-6.6 rocked Gaziantep province in south-eastern Türkiye. As a
result of the earthquake that hit Türkiye, strong tremors were also
felt in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyprus.
According to the latest data, as a result of the earthquake,
3,381 people were killed, 20,426 people were injured, and 5,775
buildings were destroyed.
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