World News / 21 February 2023
Another quake hits Turkey and Syria
This is breaking news this morning, there’s much more to be known about the impact of the 6.4 magnitude quake that hit the region this morning. Since the massive 7.8-magnitude quake struck the region on 6 February, authorities have recorded more than 6,000 aftershocks. Reporters there say this morning’s tremor felt much stronger than previous ones, and there is more damage that can be seen in parts of Turkey – including in Antakya, which was one of the places hit most severely hit by the initial earthquakes. Witnesses say this morning’s quake was also felt in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon. The disaster has left more than a million people homeless and killed more than 46,000 people in Syria and Turkey countries.
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