Hatay, Europe Brief News – A new earthquake in Turkiye leaves people trapped under the rubble, once again, in Hatay.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has hit southern Turkiye, weeks after a deadly quake devastated the region.
Turkiye’s disaster and emergency agency said the tremor occurred at 20:04 local time. Six people have been confirmed dead while dozens are trapped under the rubble.
A 7.8-magnitude quake struck the same area on 6 February, killing more than 47,000 people in both Turkiye and Syria.
Turkish authorities have recorded more than 6,000 aftershocks since that earthquake hit.
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The latest quake was also felt in Palestine, Lebanon and Egypt. There is fear and panic that more aftershocks are coming.
Residents there said more buildings collapsed but most of the town had already fled after the initial earthquakes. Mounds of debris and discarded furniture lined the dark, abandoned streets.
The latest quakes, less powerful than the 7.8- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that tore a path of destruction through southern Turkey and northern Syria on 6 February, threaten yet more devastation in a region where many people have fled their destroyed homes for the safety of other towns and villages outside the quake zone.
Turkey’s disaster management agency AFAD said the epicentre of the larger quake was below the Defne district of Hatay, in a region where many have complained of a lacklustre government response to the first earthquakes.
