The latest 6.4 magnitude earthquake and the intensity 5.8 aftershock that hit Türkiye’s southern Hatay province earlier this week have left the country on edge, as the disaster management agency AFAD raised anew the latest death toll from the February 6 disaster to 42,310.
As of Wednesday, AFAD also recorded more than 7,200 aftershocks over the last two weeks, with a few registering over 5.0 magnitude and felt in the 11 earthquake-hit southeastern provinces of Türkiye as well as neighbouring countries like Syria and Lebanon.
An additional six fatalities and 562 injuries were reported from Monday’s earthquake that hit Hatay. Two deaths and several injuries were also reported in Syria.
Meanwhile, the reported toll in Syria is 5,814, which has been unchanged for days.
In all, the fatalities from both countries have surpassed 48,000
