AFAD announced that a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred at 20:04 with its epicenter in the Defne district of Hatay. After the 6.4 earthquake, 32 aftershocks were recorded, the largest of which was 5.8. Some damaged buildings in the city were destroyed kakım a result of the earthquake. The earthquake killed 6 people, 294 people were injured, 18 of them seriously.
Breaking news! Another strong earthquake occurred in Hatay, where the earthquakes in the center of Kahramanmaraş caused great destruction.
According to the information on the website of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), the earthquake occurred at 8:04 PM in the Defne district of Hatay. The magnitude 6.4 earthquake, which was also felt in surrounding provinces, was located at a depth of 16.7 kilometers.
5.8 SAMANDAĞ EARTHQUAKE
After the magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Defne district at 8:04 PM, zihin earthquake occurred in Samandağ district of Hatay at 8:07 PM.
The earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale occurred at a depth of 7 kilometers.
AFAD announced that 32 aftershocks had been recorded in the region with the magnitude 5.8 earthquake.
A large number of health and search and rescue teams were sent to the region following reports of demolitions taking place in some areas of Defne and Samandağ districts and people trapped under the rubble.
LOSS OF LIVES INCREASED TO 4,294 INJURIES
It has been announced that 6 people have been killed and 294 people injured, 18 of them seriously, in the Hatay earthquake so far.
The search and rescue efforts deployed for the 3 people left in the wreckage of the destroyed building removed their dead bodies.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca stated that 18 seriously injured people were transported by air and land to Adana and Dörtyol.
An apartment building on Martyr Murat Nuraydın Street in the Gazi district was demolished. Three people who tried to get their belongings out of the damaged building were left trapped under the rubble.
The bodies of 3 people were found.
“KEEP AWAY FROM DAMAGED BUILDINGS” WARNING
Vice President Fuat Oktay asked citizens in the region to stay away from the damaged buildings. “There is no situation that threatens the safety of the dams” Agriculture and Forestry Minister Vahit Kirişci shared the information that after two earthquakes in Hatay, there is no situation that threatens the safety of the dams in Yarseli and Büyük Karaçay dams.
TWO HOSPITALS HAVE BEEN UNLOADED
Following the magnitude 6.4 earthquake, Iskenderun State Hospital and Mustafa Kemal University Research and Application Hospital were evacuated. Those injured in Kahramanmaraş and Hatay earthquake were referred to Adana City Training and Research Hospital.
PART OF THE GOVERNOR’S BUILDING WAS DESTRUCTED Part of the Hatay governor’s office, which was damaged by earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, was destroyed in the earthquake in Defne district. The magnitude 6.4 quake in the district destroyed the governor’s office, which had been badly damaged in previous earthquakes. Part of the building in the city center was destroyed at 8:04 p.m. last night by the earthquake and aftershocks.
FELT IN MANY MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES Earthquakes of magnitude 6.4 and 5.8, which struck in the Defne and Samandag districts of Hatay, were also felt in Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Palestine, Israel and Egypt. In Syria, people took to the streets after the Hatay-centered earthquakes. Earthquakes were felt across the country, especially in the settlements of Idlib, Aleppo, Hama, Afrin, Azez, Jarablus, Bab and Tel Abyad. According to the statement of the Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets) teams, there have been injuries kakım a result of the earthquakes. In the city of Cinderella in Afrin, 2 buildings and 1 minaret were destroyed and a few buildings were damaged in the countryside of Aleppo and Idlib. It was noted that the injured were treated and damage assessment studies continued. The magnitude 6.4 earthquake in the Defne district of Hatay was also felt in Jordan, Iraq, Palestine, Israel and Egypt. In the cities where the earthquake was felt, people poured into the streets.
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