IN IMAGES: Earthquake devastates parts of Turkey and Syria

IBNS | @indiablooms | Feb 07, 2023, at 07:12 am

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IN IMAGES: Earthquake devastates parts of Turkey and Syria

HAMA, Feb. 6, 2023 (UNI/Xinhua) -- Rescue work is in progress after a deadly earthquake in Hama province, central Syria, Feb. 6, 2023. Syrias deadly earthquake has so far killed 237 people and injured 639 others in four provinces, the health ministry said in a statement Monday. A major earthquake of magnitude 7.4 knocked down multiple buildings in southern Türkiye and northern Syria on Monday.

ALEPPO, Feb. 6, 2023 (UNI/Xinhua) -- Rescue work is in progress after a deadly earthquake in Aleppo province, northern Syria, Feb. 6, 2023. A major earthquake of magnitude 7.7 knocked down multiple buildings in southern Türkiye and northern Syria on Monday.

MALATYA, Feb. 6, 2023 (UNI/Xinhua) -- People check damaged buildings after the earthquakes in Malatya, Türkiye, on Feb. 6, 2023. At least 284 people were killed and 2,323 others injured after two strong earthquakes jolted Türkiye early Monday and damaged more than 1,700 buildings, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said.

HAMA, Feb. 6, 2023 (UNI/Xinhua) -- Rescue work is in progress after a deadly earthquake in Hama province, central Syria, Feb. 6, 2023. Syrias deadly earthquake has so far killed 237 people and injured 639 others in four provinces, the health ministry said in a statement Monday. A major earthquake of magnitude 7.4 knocked down multiple buildings in southern Türkiye and northern Syria on Monday.

UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Rescue workers look for survivors in a building in Samada, Syria destroyed by the February 6 earthquake.

UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Buildings in Idlib, Syria, have been damaged by the earthquake which struck the region.

Image: UN Humanitarian

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