There are reports of more collapsed buildings Turkey in Syria after another 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey's Hatay province which was devastated by a massive tremor two weeks ago.
Syria’s state news agency, SANA, is reporting six people have been injured in Aleppo from falling debris, while the mayor of Hatay says a number of buildings have collapsed, trapping people inside. Turkey’s disaster management agency, AFAD, said the new quake was centered around the town of Defne, in Hatay province. It was followed by a second, magnitude 5.8 tremor. NTV television said the quake caused some damaged buildings to collapse, but there were no immediate reports of any casualties.
The White Helmets added that several damaged and abandoned buildings collapsed in Syria’s northwest without injuring anyone. There were no signs of anyone being alive under the rubble since three members of one family - a mother, father and 12-year-old boy - were extracted from a collapsed building in Hatay on Saturday. The boy later died.The European Union’s health agency has warned of the risk of disease outbreaks in the coming weeks.
“We will secure the affected people within our capabilities, but after a while, it is not possible to continue placing families in shelters in order to preserve their health,” he said. The Turkish leader said destroyed cultural monuments would be rebuilt in accordance with their to “historic and cultural texture.”BLINKEN PRAISES AMERICANS’ RESPONSE
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