Another earthquake further devastates Turkey and Syria

Another earthquake is further devastating Turkey and Syria just two weeks after the massive earthquake that hit the country on February 6.

Yesterday, a new magnitude 6.3 aftershock hit southern Turkey, killing at least three people and injuring hundreds more. The aftershock struck Turkey’s southern Hatay province, near the Syrian border, with its epicentre in the province’s Defne district. According to Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, there have been 26 aftershocks since the quake.

Turkish officials say at least three people were killed and 294 people were injured following Monday’s aftershocks. In the city of Antakya, three men were trapped when a building that had survived the initial quake two weeks ago collapsed. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) initially reported the quake as being of magnitude…