By: Natasha Archary
Two weeks after devastating twin earthquakes claimed the lives of 46 000 people in Turkey and Syria, the regions have been rocked by two more earthquakes.
On Monday, 20 February, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit the Turkey and Syria border yet again, killing 6 people.
This was followed by another quake three minutes later which measured 5.8 on the richter scale.
The two additional quakes hit the city of Defne in Hatay province at 20h04 and was felt as far as the capital, Antakya and Adana province.
Thousands have been affected and displaced by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, after hundreds of buildings collapsed, killing and injuring tens of thousands of people.
Areas badly affected by the recent earthquakes again took the brunt of the damage.
While the exact numbers are unknown at this stage, hundreds of people have reportedly been injured in both Turkey and Syria.
For children and families affected, these latest quakes were a painful and terrifying reminder of the devastation which struck two weeks ago.
It has been estimated that over 294 people were injured in these two more earthquakes.
Six people were killed in an earthquake that struck the border region of Turkey and Syria, CNN Turk reported on Tuesday, two weeks after a larger quake killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.#etribune #news #turkeyearthquake2023 pic.twitter.com/A0zhzkSl1W
— The Express Tribune (@etribune) February 21, 2023
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