ON February 6th, 2023 two powerful earthquakes struck southern and central Turkey. The first occurred 34 km west of the city of Gaziantep at 04:20 TRT, causing widespread damage in Turkey and Syria.At least 1,293 people have been killed and 3,411 injured in Syria in Monday’s earthquakes, the government and rescue workers say. In government-controlled areas, the toll rose to 593 dead and 1,411 injured in the provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama and Tartus, Syria’s health ministry said.
In rebel-held parts of the country’s northwest, at least 700 people have been killed and more than 2,000 injured, according to the White Helmets rescue group.
