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Death toll rises to 8 from new Turkey-Syria earthquake

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People walk past collapsed buildings in Antakya, southern Turkey on February 20, 2023. - A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep, Turkey, in the early hours of February 6, followed by another 7.5-magnitude tremor. (YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Ima ISTANBUL - Survivors of the earthquake that jolted Turkey and Syria 15 days ago, killing tens of thousands of people and leaving hundreds of thousands of others homeless, dealt with more trauma and loss Tuesday after another deadly quake and aftershocks rocked the region.The 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Monday evening had its epicenter in the Defne district of Turkey's Hatay province, which was of the area's worst affected by the Feb.

6 magnitude 7.8 quake that killed nearly 46,000 people in the two countries.Turkey’s disaster management authority, AFAD, said the new quake killed six people and injured 294 others, including 18 who were in critical condition.

In Syria, a woman and a girl died as a result of panic during the earthquake in the provinces of Hama and Tartus, pro-government media said.RELATED: War-torn Ukraine sending 87 rescuers to Turkey after deadly earthquakeMonday’s quake was felt in Jordan, Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon and Egypt.

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