11 minutes agoEarthquake 6.4 in Turkey, 3 killed and over 200 wounded
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)At least three people have been killed and another 213 have been injured following two new earthquakes, according to Turkish Interior Minister Sulejman Soylu. Injured were also reported in Syria. The quake in Hatay with 6.4 had a depth of two miles. The succession was followed by a 5.8-minute quake [...]
Hatay is in the Mediterranean Sea, and the Turkish disaster agency said sea level could rise by 50cm, warning people to stay off the coast. The shocks have caused panic among residents after only two weeks of powerful earthquakes that claimed thousands of lives in Turkey and Syria.
More than one million residents have remained homeless, while economic costs are expected to amount to billions of dollars. Turkish President Erdogan has announced the start of work on building homes in March.
