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Türkiye earthquake death toll rises to 12,873

Türkiye Materials 9 February 2023 10:08 (UTC +04:00)
Türkiye earthquake death toll rises to 12,873

BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 9. The number of people who died as a result of the powerful earthquake in southern Turkish provinces has reached 12,873, Trend reports via the Turkish media.

According to the media, the number of injured people is currently 62,937.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 has 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.

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