Death toll rises to 8 from fresh Turkey-Syria earthquake, nearly 300 injured

Ankara: The death toll in the fresh earthquake that struck Turkey's southern province of Hatay and northern Syria has risen to eight. Nearly 300 people are injured. Turkey’s disaster management authority said, nearly 300 people were injured after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the region again on Monday.

The earthquake was reported just a few weeks after a strong quake of 7.8 magnitude claimed



lives of over 45,000 people in both countries. The recent tremors were centred near the southern Turkish city of Antakya and were felt in Jordan, Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon and as far away as Egypt, and followed by a second, magnitude 5.8 temblor, and dozens of aftershocks. Hatay was the hardest hit among other regions as rescuers struggled to find survivors in bad weather conditions.