Photos: New earthquake hits Turkey and Syria after February 6 disaster

6.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded February 20 in Turkey's southern province of Hatay

Published: February 21, 2023 15:15 Gulf News Report and with inputs from Reuters

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Antakya: Six people were killed in the latest earthquake to strike the border region of Turkey and Syria, authorities said on Tuesday, two weeks after a massive tremor killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. Image Credit: Reuters

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Monday's quake of magnitude 6.4 was centred near the Turkish city of Antakya and was felt in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon. Image Credit: Reuters

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It was followed by 90 aftershocks, Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said, even as rescue work from the initial tremors on Feb. 6 have been winding down. Image Credit: Reuters

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Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said 294 people had been injured in the latest quake, adding that patients were evacuated from some health facilities that had remained in operation after the first quakes, as buildings cracked. Image Credit: Reuters

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a partially damaged building in Antakya, southern Turkey. Image Credit: AFP

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A rescue team lowered one of the dead, covered in a yellow bag, down a ladder from the destroyed apartment block, before it was placed in a coffin to be transported in a municipal van. Image Credit: AP

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AFAD said the death toll in Turkey from the Feb. 6 disaster had reached 41,156 and was expected to climb, while 385,000 apartments were known to have been destroyed or damaged. Image Credit: AFP

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In Syria, already shattered by more than a decade of war, most deaths have been in the northwest, where the United Nations said 4,525 people were killed. | People sit on the street, after the deadly earthquake, Idlib, Syria. Image Credit: Reuters

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People react after an earthquake in Antakya in Hatay province, Turkey. Image Credit: Reuters

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Staff of the Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) search through the rubble of a damaged building in Hatay province in southern Turkey. Image Credit: AFP

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