New Delhi: An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 hit the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday. This comes just two weeks after a massive earthquake wreaked havoc in the region. A video in which the exact moment of the latest earthquake that struck Turkey got captured was shared on Twitter.
The footage captured by a camera mounted in a car shows the cars parked on the side of a road when the Earthquake struck the area. The video was shared on a Twitter page with the caption, “Another #video showing the moment of the #earthquake that occurred today in #Hatay, #Turkey, recorded by the front #camera of a #car in the city of #Antakya.”
Another #video showing the moment of the #earthquake that occurred today in #Hatay, #Turkey, recorded by the front #camera of a #car in the city of #Antakya. #TurkeyEarthquake pic.twitter.com/XBXcpS8v9g
— 🇹🇷 🇬🇧 Turkey Türkiye (@HispanatoliaEN) February 20, 2023
The aftershock struck Turkiye’s southern Hatay province, near the Syrian border, reported CNN citing Turkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD). The epicentre of the earthquake was in the province’s Defne district, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said, adding that there have been 26 aftershocks since. According to CNN, Turkish officials say at least three people were killed and 294 people were injured following Monday’s aftershocks.
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Earlier, India sent relief supplies, a mobile hospital, and specialised search and rescue crews to Turkiye aboard four C-17 Globemaster military cargo planes to assist the country’s rescue efforts. India also sent humanitarian supplies to Turkiye via another aircraft.
According to a statement issued by the Union Health Ministry earlier, emergency relief material comprising life-saving medicines, protective items, and critical care equipment valued at over Rs 7 crore was arranged and promptly dispatched to Turkiye and Syria. Three truckloads of relief materials, comprising life-saving emergency medicines and protective items, were arranged at the Hindon airbase.
The consignment consisted of 5,945-ton emergency relief material, including 27 life-saving medicines, two kinds of protective items, and three categories of critical care equipment, valued at approximately Rs 2 crore. More relief materials were mobilised for both Turkiye and Syria on February 10. The consignment for Syria consisted of 72 critical care drugs, consumables, and protective items of 7.3 tons, valued at Rs 1.4 crore.
