(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 8. As many as 3,356
people died in the earthquake-hit Hatay Province, President of the
Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, trend reports.
'A total of 21,200 soldiers, gendarmes, and policemen are
currently conducting search and rescue operations in Hatay.
Meanwhile, 9,179 medical workers continue their efforts in the
disaster area,' he added.
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake 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 the 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.
Following the latest data, 9,057 people have been killed, and
52,979 have got injured in the quake.
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