While Turkey (Türkiye) and Syria are still recovering, another powerful earthquake of 6.3 magnitudes hit the nations. Late Monday night (Indian Time), Turkey and Syria were shaken up to the core with a 6.3 magnitude two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake that killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. As per reports, the earthquake, this time with a magnitude of 6.3, was centred near the southern Turkish city of Antakya and was felt in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon as well. It was struck at a depth of just two km (1.2 miles), the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said as reported, potentially magnifying its impact at ground level.
Notably, a few hours earlier, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on a visit to Turkey that Washington would help "for as long as it takes" as rescue operations in the wake of the Feb. 6 earthquake and its aftershocks were winding down, and focus turned to towards urgent shelter and reconstruction work. Notably, India which had sent its rescue team along with aid recently called back its troops as the situation were started to improve. However, Turkey's Monday earthquake has yet again put a question mark on the country's security from the natural disaster.
#Earthquake #deprem REVISED M 6.3 - TURKEY-SYRIA BORDER REGION - 2023-02-20 17:04:30 pic.twitter.com/Fqb8j5KZiF
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A user shared an unverified video claiming, "BREAKING: Footage show buildings collapsing after new earthquake hits Hatay, Turkey"
⚠️BREAKING: Footage show buildings collapsing after new earthquake hits Hatay, Turkey pic.twitter.com/XlLMYNhiqt
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