The U.S. Geological Survey stated that a quake of magnitude 7.5 struck southeastern Turkey on Monday afternoon, only hours after a tremor killed more than 1,300 people in the Turkish and Syrian portions of the region. This one was followed by a minimum of twenty aftershocks.
Earlier, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria.
In addition to the fatalities, thousands of others were injured, and a desperate search was underway for survivors buried beneath the rubble of the collapsed buildings.
According to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the death toll from the initial earthquake has surged to 912.
It struck during a snowy, rainy night before daybreak and was felt as far away as Cairo, Cyprus, and Lebanon.
The earthquakes rattled a region ravaged for more than a decade by the Syrian civil war.
The impacted region in Syria is divided between the government and the opposition. Turkey is home to millions of war refugees.
Numerous nations, notably the United States, Germany, France, Greece, and Ukraine, pledged assistance quickly.
On February 6, 2023, following an earthquake in Adana, Turkey, people rummage through the ruins. IHLAS NEWS AGENCY (IHA) via Reuters
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