Shaheer Ahmed
When two more earthquakes struck Turkey, killing at least three people, rescuers resumed their hunt for survivors among the wreckage.
In the southeast, close to the border with Syria, where major earthquakes on February 6th had ravaged both nations, tremors measuring 6.4 and 5.8 on the Richter scale were felt. Turkey was hit again and the repercussions are heartbreaking.
In Turkey and Syria, the preceding earthquakes resulted in the deaths of 44,000 people and left tens of thousands of others homeless.
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According to Turkey’s disaster and emergency agency, the tremor with a magnitude of 6.4 hit at 20:04 local time (17:04 GMT), and was followed by the earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 three minutes later.
The three fatalities were reported to have happened in the cities of Antakya, Defne, and Samandag, according to the Minister of the Interior Süleyman Soylu, who urged citizens not to visit potentially hazardous structures.
another 6.4 earthquake#Ababeel_Force pic.twitter.com/MQkV2xL0lC
— Nabeel Usman (@NabeelUsman18) February 21, 2023
Another 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey. Yea Allah keeps everyone safe and has mercy on us. Aamiin pic.twitter.com/ZBXBigV3n3
— • (@Al__Quraan) February 21, 2023
This indeeed is very heart aching to see. “I thought the earth was going to split open under my feet,” local resident Muna al-Omar told Reuters news agency, crying as she held her seven-year-old son. She had been in a tent in a park in the city centre when the new earthquakes hit.
Another 6.4 #earthquake in #Turkey & Syria , Please pray for them , Ya Allah have mercy on us 🤲😭 pic.twitter.com/7ZOPtPhzot
— Adv. Mian Omer🇵🇰 (@Iam_Mian) February 21, 2023
Another 6.4 earthquake has hit Southern Turkey & Syria.O Allah, have mercy. We cannot even imagine how much damage must have been done after the first accident, how many lives have been lost and now Another One O my Allah protect all the Muslim Ummah.#turkeyearthquake2023 pic.twitter.com/cOSS1E66oQ
— Mr Perfect (@Mr__Perfect0) February 21, 2023
💔Another 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake has hit the Turkiye-Syria Border.Yaa Allah, have mercy on us. Ameen ya rab al alameen 🤲🏼#TurkeySyria border 🇹🇷🇸🇾 pic.twitter.com/e0IV7SzY5W
— 🇮🇳Baseri Faizal بشیری فیضل (@ImFaiz_07) February 21, 2023
According to the AFP news agency, 18-year-old Ali Mazlum was searching for the remains of family members who had been killed in earlier earthquakes when he felt the most recent shocks.
“You don’t know what to do,” he added, “so we held each other and the walls started to collapse right in front of us.”
Turkey was hit again and the quakes were detected in Egypt and Lebanon in addition to Syria on Monday, and it is estimated that 470 individuals in Syria sought medical attention for injuries sustained during the tremors.
Turkey 🇹🇷 just got hit by another 6.4 magnitude earthquake. May Allah have mercy on us #another64 #turkiaearthquake @aghatahir4 pic.twitter.com/QWzwuOs9Zk
— agha tahir (@aghatahir4) February 21, 2023
Turkey 🇹🇷 got hit by another 6.4 magnitude earthquake.
May Allah protect our Muslim brothers and sisters. Aamiin 😭🤲 #Turkey #syria #TurkeySyriaEarthquake pic.twitter.com/0xfZaKB8pA
— Mr Perfect (@Mr__Perfect0) February 21, 2023
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Turkey got hit by another 6.4 magnitude #earthquake.
There were no new casualties reported immediately, but witnesses reported damage.#Turkey has reported over 6,000 aftershocks since the February 6 earthquake, which killed over 46,000 people.#syria #TurkeySyriaEarthquake pic.twitter.com/BfgmZMk73A
— Shreyam Sharma (@yourstartupman) February 21, 2023
All our prayers are with the people of Turkey. May All protect us all.
