BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 6. The number of people who died in Syria as a result of the earthquake that occurred in neighboring Türkiye has exceeded 100, Trend reports via TASS.
According to the source, dozens of people remain under the rubble of collapsed buildings in the provinces of Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia, and Hama. The number of victims pulled from the wreckage reached 400. Rescue operations continue in stormy weather conditions under heavy rain.
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded in central Türkiye on Monday, 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.