Antakya, Turkey: Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake that killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.
Monday's quake, this time with a magnitude of 6.4, was centred near the southern Turkish city of Antakya and was felt in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon.
Hatay Mayor Lutfu Savas said that he had received reports about some people stuck under rubble after the latest quake. Three people were killed and more than 200 injured, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said.
In Samandag, where the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority AFAD reported one person dead, residents said more buildings collapsed but most of the town had already fled after the initial earthquakes. Mounds of debris and discarded furniture lined the dark, abandoned streets.
Muna Al Omar said she was in a tent in a park in central Antakya when the ground started heaving again.
"I thought the earth was going to split open under my feet," she said, crying as she held her 7-year-old son in her arms.People in Turkey trapped under debris by recent quake
PM Modi hails India’s relief work
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "No matter the country, if it is about humanity, then India keeps human interest foremost." He was speaking at a ceremony to greet disaster relief personnel upon their return from earthquake-hit Turkey. The entire world witnessed your quick arrival there. It demonstrates your preparedness and your training skill. It is commendable how hard our NDRF personnel have worked these past ten days.
In his interactions with the Indian human aid and disaster relief teams, he emphasised the importance of the "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" philosophy and stated that the nation is proud of the professionals who work for the National Disaster Response Force and other organisations involved in Operation Dost.