< p _ngcontent-sc100="" class="news-annotation">After two new earthquakes in Turkey on February 20, rescuers began to dismantle the ruins. The territories of the Turkish province of Hatay were affected.
This was announced by Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu. He noted that 3 dead people are known.
According to the minister, search and rescue operations have begun in the affected areas.
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Where were the earthquakes
It is known that An earthquake at 20:04 occurred in the Defne district of the Turkish province of Hatay. Its magnitude reached 6.4. Tremors were felt in other provinces.
Subsequently, at 20:07, another earthquake of magnitude 5.8 began in Hatay province. Samandag became the epicenter.
Our teams began to check the area. After this earthquake, we reached the information that 3 of our citizens died in Antakya, one in Defne and one in Samandag, Minister Soylu said.
There are injured
Soylu noted that the rescue services received 42 messages. Currently, 213 victims have been hospitalized.
A rift has broken in Antakya. Our teams are trying to get all the information. We emphasize that you must not be in dangerous buildings. Now goods are transported around this area and it is very risky. Buildings without evaluation by our instructors can be hazardous. Our condolences,” Soylu warned.
