Photos display devastation of 'disaster of century' in Türkiye
by Daily Sabah with AAFeb 06, 20241:20 pm +03 +03:00
Anadolu Agency (AA) photographed the sites destroyed and damaged in the devastating Feb. 6 earthquakes and compared the areas to before the disaster, showing the degree of the catastrophe, which killed over 53,000 people.
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On Feb. 6, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, centered in the Pazarcık district, jolted Kahramanmaraş and shook several southern provinces, including Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Adana, Adıyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay and Kilis.
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Later, at 1.24 p.m. (10:24 a.m. GMT), a 7.6 magnitude quake centered in Kahramanmaraş's Elbistan district struck the region, further exacerbating the impact of the initial quake.
