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On Feb. 6, 2023, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Syria and Turkey, killing more than 59,000 people and worsening the devastation in already war-torn Syria.
Syria’s White Helmets, the rescue group working in opposition-controlled areas, has updated its earthquake death toll to 1,220. The total death toll in Syria, including the 812 reported from ...
The earthquake that hit Syria on 6 February is “another layer of crisis” for the country, Unicef has said. At least 20,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria after the 7.8 magnitude tremor ...
The two larger earthquakes that hit on Feb. 6, which also rocked neighbouring Syria, left more than a million homeless and killed far more than the latest official tally of 46,000 people in both ...
On 6 February 2023, at 04:17 TRT (01:17 UTC), a M w 7.8 earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. The epicenter was 37 km (23 mi) west–northwest of Gaziantep. [2] The earthquake had a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme) around the epicenter and in Antakya.
In Syria, residents found a crying newborn still connected by the umbilical cord to her mother, who was dead. Fears grow for untold numbers buried by Turkey earthquake Skip to main content
Furthermore, the number of people who rely on aid had increased, while funding for UN organizations had diminished. The UN deputy regional humanitarian coordinator for the Syria crisis said the relief response following the earthquakes was the most underfunded plan in terms of percentage, with funding at 38 percent, since the crisis began in 2011.
On the first anniversary of the earthquake on 6 February 2024, the Turkish government organized a series of programs to mark the disaster, with schools closed in the affected regions. In Antakya, a moment of silence was held at 04:17, the time when the earthquake struck, and carnations were scattered into the Orontes River. A silent march was ...