(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 8. The fire, which
had previously been brought under control, resumed in the port of
Iskenderun, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey Adil
Karaismailoglu said, Trend reports citing Turkish media.
'By evening, the fire in Iskenderun seemed to be under control,
but some time ago it resumed. Firefighting continues. Ships
involved in extinguishing,' he said.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 hit southeastern Türkiye
on Feb. 6, 2023. The earthquake occurred at a depth of seven
kilometers in the Pazarcik region of Kahramanmaras Province. The
provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Malatya, Adiyaman,
Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, and Kahramanmaras were subjected to
severe destruction.
The quake's epicenter was located 26 km away from the city of
Gaziantep with a population of about 1.06 million.
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,
5,894 people were killed, 34,810 people were injured, and 5,775
buildings were destroyed.
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