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Another Massive Earthquake Has Struck Turkey Near Syria, Killing And Injuring Even More People

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey, just two weeks the country and Syria were devastated by two massive earthquakes.

Another earthquake has struck a Turkish city near the border with Syria, just two weeks after two massive earthquakes devastated both countries, killing more than 44,000 people and leaving tens of thousands of others homeless.

Relatives of the deceased found in buildings destroyed in the 6.4 and 5.8 earthquake in Hatay
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The new 6.4 magnitude quake, which struck near the Turkish city of Antakya at about 8:04 pm local time on Monday Feb. 20, killed at least six people and injured 294 others, including 18 who are in critical condition, according to AP.

A man guards the ruins of the destroyed buildings in Antakya after the massive earthquake
A man guards the ruins of the destroyed buildings in Antakya after the massive earthquake in southern Turkey. (Photo by Celestino Arce/NurPhoto)

The tremor – which was felt as far away as Egypt and Lebanon – was then followed by 90 aftershocks, including a magnitude 5.8 tremor three minutes later, according to Reuters.

A view of collapsed building following 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude earthquakes hit the Hatay
A view of collapsed building following 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude earthquakes hit the Hatay province of Turkiye on Feb. 22, 2023. (Photo by Sergen Sezgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

“To me this is one of the signs of the apocalypse. I felt that we were going to die, that we would be buried here,” 47-year-old blacksmith Murat Vural told Reuters.

a destroyed car under the rubble of a collapsed building in Antakya
A destroyed car under the rubble of a collapsed building in Antakyau. (Photo by SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images)

“I thought the earth was going to split open under my feet,” another local resident, Muna al-Omar, told Reuters.

An aerial photograph shows collapsed buildings in Antakya
This aerial photograph taken on Feb. 20, 2023 shows collapsed buildings in Antakya, southern Turkey. (Photo by SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images)

The latest earthquake toppled buildings and left rescuers once again searching for people trapped under rubble in Turkey.

A view of collapsed building following 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude earthquakes hit the Hatay
Photo by Sergen Sezgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

The death toll on Monday had been significantly lower as the region had already been left in ruins and largely uninhabitable following the two quakes on February 6.

A car drives past collapsed buildings in Antakya
Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images

Most of the injuries had been caused by people jumping from structures or falling over rubble when trying to flee, according to the Guardian.

Injured people affected by earthquakes transferred to hospitals by ambulances and helicopters from the earthquake areas after 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude earthquakes hit the Hatay
Injured people affected by the earthquake were transferred to hospitals by ambulances and helicopters from the earthquake areas. (Photo by Aytug Can Sencar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The Feb. 6 earthquake was the deadliest earthquake in Turkey’s modern history and struck as Syria continues to face a humanitarian crisis from the ongoing civil war.

People waiting at the head of a building destroyed in the Turkey Syria earthquake
People waiting outside a building destroyed in the Turkey Syria earthquake. (Photo by Ugur Yildirim / dia images via Getty Images)

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