Turkey Hit By a Series , of Aftershocks Weeks After, Massive Quake Killed Thousands.
On February 20, a series of major aftershocks
struck southern Turkey, a region still recovering
from two devastating earthquakes on February 6. .
The recent 6.3 aftershock struck Turkey's southern Hatay
province near the Syrian border, where at least six people
were reported killed and hundreds of others injured.
According to the Turkish Emergency Coordination Center
(SAKOM), ninety aftershocks followed the initial
aftershock, the largest of which was 5.8 magnitude.
SAKOM said on February 21 that at least
294 people were injured, and 18 people sustained
serious injuries in the series of tremors. .
The head of Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management
Agency (AFAD), Yunus Sezer, said on Twitter that
search and rescue operations are ongoing.
According to the White Helmets volunteer
rescue group, over 130 people were injured in the affected region of northwest Syria.
Our teams are working to take the injured
to hospitals, inspect the affected villages
and towns, and remove rubble to
open the roads for the ambulances, White Helmets, via CNN.
Officials have urged people to stay away from buildings,
with Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay asking the public , “not to enter the damaged buildings,
especially to take their belongings.”.
The massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake on February 6 , leftover 46,000 people dead , in Turkey and Syria. .
According to the AFAD, over 7,000 aftershocks
have been recorded in Turkey since
the initial February 6 earthquake