UPDATE: At least 8 dead and hundreds injured after a new 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit the Syria-Turkey border on Monday.
The earthquake was centered near the city of Uzunbağ in Turkey's far south, near Syria and the Mediterranean Sea, according to the USGS. The Turkish government also reported the earthquake on its verified TwitterIt was the latest of thousands of aftershocks following the initial devastation Feb. 6, demonstrating how the lethal danger from earthquakes can continue long after the few seconds of the first one.
A man gets medical assistance after being injured in the latest earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, on Feb. 20, 2023."I thought the earth was going to split open under my feet," Muna Al Omar, a resident of Antakya, told Reuters, crying as she held her 7-year-old son in her arms.At least eight people were hospitalized in Turkey, Vice President Fuat Oktay said, according to
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