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Another earthquake hits Turkey and Syria (Business Day)

Antakya — Six people were killed in an earthquake which struck the border region of Turkey and Syria, CNN Turk reported on Tuesday, two weeks after a larger ...

At the Turkish Cilvegozu border crossing, hundreds of Syrians lined up starting early on Monday to cross. Among the survivors of the earthquakes are about 356,000 pregnant women who urgently need access to health services, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency has said. The World Food Programme has also been pressing authorities in that region to stop blocking access for aid from Syrian government-controlled areas. “I thought the earth was going to split open under my feet,” she said on Monday, crying as she held her 7-year-old son in her arms. Mounds of debris and discarded furniture lined the dark, abandoned streets. CNN Turk showed a rescue team climbing a ladder to enter one building where people had been trapped after the latest tremor.

Turkey hit by two more earthquakes near epicentre of last catastrophe (Daily Maverick)

A pair of earthquakes struck Turkey's southeastern Hatay province, two weeks after major tremors in the same area left tens of thousands of people dead.

Hatay was one of the 10 provinces hit by 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes on 6 February, which killed more than 41,000 people in Turkey and thousands more in neighbouring Syria. Vice-President Fuat Oktay warned people to stay away from damaged buildings. The quakes of 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude in the coastal Mediterranean province were detected on Monday evening, according to the Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory.

Turkey hit by fresh earthquakes in existing disaster zone (Moneyweb.co.za)

Three people were killed and 213 taken to hospital after the quakes on Monday evening, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said.

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Finland can sell heavy armament to Turkey, says defence minister (EURACTIV)

There is no reason why Finland cannot sell ammunition and heavy armament to Turkey, Defence Minister Mikko Savola said in an interview with Uusi Suomi on ...

The minister justified January’s decision by saying that through NATO membership, Turkey must be considered a future ally. However, since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, these once stringent measures appear to have been somewhat relaxed. There is no reason why Finland cannot sell ammunition and heavy armament to Turkey, Defence Minister Mikko Savola said in an interview with Uusi Suomi on Sunday.

Turkey hit by two more powerful earthquakes two weeks after disaster (The Guardian)

Three killed and 213 injured, government says, after quakes of 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude shake southern province of Hatay.

It was centred near the southern Turkish city of Antakya and was felt in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon. The area is controlled by insurgents at war with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, complicating aid efforts. At least 47,000 people are estimated to have died across Turkey and Syria. “I thought the earth was going to split open under my feet,” she said, crying as she held her seven-year-old son in her arms. “Some buildings were destroyed, there are some who are trapped under the rubble,” he said. We heard what sounded like more buildings collapsing again, and more damage to our house.”

New Turkey earthquake leaves three dead and people trapped ... (BBC News)

Three people have died after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey on Monday, weeks after a deadly quake devastated the region.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: Please include your name, age and location with any submission. "I thought the earth was going to split open under my feet," local resident Muna al-Omar told Reuters news agency, crying as she held her seven-year-old son. If you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the Are you in the area? She had been in a tent in a park in the city centre when the new earthquakes hit.

A new earthquake hits Turkey, as teams still respond to earlier ... (NPR)

Turkish authorities say a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, followed by a magnitude 5.8 tremor, struck the Antakya region around 8 p.m. local time Monday.

Turkish public broadcaster TRT broadcast live footage of rescue crews operating at a collapsed building in the city of Antakya, one of the worst-hit cities in the Feb. It said residents were recovering belongings from their building — damaged in the Feb. A waiter's family escaped their home and brought blankets into the restaurant to sleep there. Turkish officials say there have been thousands of aftershocks in the last two weeks. "Think about your relatives, your loved ones, your spouses. The Feb.