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On the night of February 6, 2023, at 4:17 a.m. local time, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck TOrklye and Syria resulting in more than mom at the time of this report Ttirkiye has announced a three-month state of emergency In 10 provinces worst affected by the earthquake. This marks the most powerful earthquake recorded In TUrklye since 1939. The quake was followed by 78 aftershocks, and it hit the region a second time in the afternoon on the 6th of February at 13:24 p.m. with a magnitude of 7.5 in Eldno2u/Kahramanmaras province. More than 15 million people are affected.
In Syria, at least 8,000 people (4,500 in NWS) are reported dead as of February 22 with the majority of victims recorded In Aleppo, Hama. Latakia and Tartous. In Tfirklye, the authorities count at least 43,556 dead. More than a thousand buildings have completely collapsed, raising fears of even higher human losses. On February 20th a 6.4-magnitude earthquake and a second measuring 5.8 also hit TOrklyes southern province of Hatay, terrifying those left in a region devastated by twin earthquakes two weeks ago. 6 people are reported death and over 294 individuals injured in TOrklye while it is foreseen that more than 500 people were Injured in NWS. The earthquake led to the collapse of a number of cracked walls and buildings In the regions struck by the previous earthquake.
After the earthquake on February 20, Turkish Medical Association (Turk Tabipler Birligi) had announced that there Is no longer a public hospital in the Hatay region that could provide health services.