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Turkey registers 78 aftershocks after first earthquake

2/6/2023, 7:50:06 AM

After the first earthquake in the province of Kahramanmaras, 78 repeated tremors were registered, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said.


“There were 78 aftershocks.

Three over six, eight over five.

Repeated earthquakes are a great danger for buildings that were damaged as a result of the first strike of the elements, ”TASS quoted him as saying.

Turkey has declared the highest level of alarm due to earthquakes.

As a result of the earthquake, 284 people died and 2383 were injured.

The airports of the Turkish cities of Kahramanmarash and Gaziantep stopped serving civilian flights after a natural disaster.