6 killed, 296 injured in new quakes in Türkiye's Hatay: disaster agency

STORY: 6 killed, 296 injured in new quakes in Türkiye's Hatay: disaster agency DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of locals on the street 2. various of earthquake hitting Hatay on Feb. 20 STORYLINE: At least six people were killed and 294 others injured in Monday's new earthquakes that struck Türkiye's southern province of Hatay, a local disaster agency said Tuesday. The twin earthquakes, measuring 6.4- and 5.8-magnitude respectively, came two weeks after the massive ones rocked the same region on Feb. 6 that have killed more than 41,000. According to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, the first 6.4-magnitude quake jolted Hatay's Defne district at about 8:04 p.m. local time (1704 GMT), before the second 5.8-magnitude one arrived three minutes later, with the epicenter in Samandag district. The residents in Hatay, whose houses were damaged or destroyed, flocked to the intercity bus terminal and started to leave the provi

At least 3 killed, 213 people injured in fresh quakes of S. Türkiye

STORY: At least 3 killed, 213 people injured in fresh quakes of S. Türkiye DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: various of earthquake hitting Hatay on Feb. 20various of locals on the street STORYLINE: At least three people were killed and 213 others were sent to hospitals after two fresh earthquakes jolted southern Türkiye on Monday night, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. Rescue teams have been working in three wreckage sites to save six people trapped in the latest quakes, Soylu told reporters in southern Hatay province, the epicenter of the quakes. The dual earthquakes, measuring 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude respectively, come two weeks after two massive quakes rocked the same region on Feb. 6, which killed more than 41,000 across the country. Of the latest earthquakes, the first 6.4-magnitude hit the Defne district of Hatay province at around 20:04 local time (1704 GMT), and the second 5.8-magnitude jolted three minutes later, with the epicenter