The death toll in the earthquake zones in Türkiye's Maras has reached 530 people, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay told local media, AzVision.az reports.
"As a result of the earthquake, 530 people died in Maras, 872 in Hatay, 293 in Osmaniye, 720 in Adiyaman, 92 in Diyarbakir, 95 in Sanliurfa, 481 in Gaziantep, 146 in Adana, and 166 in Malatya," he said.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 has hit southeastern Türkiye on February 6, 2023. The earthquake occurred at a depth of seven kilometers in the Pazarcik region of Kahramanmaras Province. The provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Malatya, Adiyaman, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana and Kahramanmaras were subjected to severe destruction.
The quake’s epicenter was located 26 km away from the city of Gaziantep with a population of about 1.06 million.
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