(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 7. Rescue and search
teams from 14 countries around the world are conducting rescue
operations in the earthquake-affected areas of Türkiye, said
Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay, trend reports.
'Personnel numbering 3,294 people, from 14 countries are
currently conducting rescue operations in earthquake zones,' he
said.
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. 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,
3,419 people were killed, 20,534 people were injured, and 5,775
buildings were destroyed.
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