The balance of dead and wounded has not stopped growing since this strong earthquake of magnitude 7.4 and that it has affected Turkey and neighboring countries such as Syria or Lebanon.
The count of victims around 9 in the Spanish morning of this Monday exceeds 600 dead and more than 2,000 injuredaccording to data provided by the Turkish and Syrian authorities.
The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Office (AFAD) has reported that the earthquake occurred at 04:17 local time (02.17 Spanish peninsular time) in the province of Kahramanmaras. The earthquake, which occurred at a depth of 7 kilometers, has been felt in several cities, as reported by the Turkish television channel TRT Haber.
Subsequently, numerous aftershocks have been registered, among which three of them stand out, reaching a magnitude of 6.4, 6.5 and 6.6, and even on Monday morning aftershocks, already lower, have been felt again.
Source: Lasexta
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