The latest provisional balance of victims of the earthquake that hit southern Turkey and northern Syria has increased to 641 dead, with authorities warning that the number could be even more serious due to the degree of destruction. The earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale, occurred in Turkey, reaching the border area between the two countries and the first rescue teams were on site. many buildings destroyed and on the Syrian side hundreds of people remain incommunicado. In northern Syria more than four million war refugees are concentrated. Medical sources in the Syrian city of Atmeth refer to the constant arrival of wounded people to hospitals. 17 (01:17 in Lisbon), 33 kilometers from the provincial capital of Gaziantep, in southeastern Turkey, at a depth of 17.9 kilometers.According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS, its acronym in English), mi nults after the first earthquake, another earthquake measuring 6.7 degrees on the Richter scale was recorded at a depth of 9.9 kilometers. The tremors were also felt in Lebanon and Cyprus, according to correspondents from the France-Presse agency. (RM/NMinuto)Source:Rádio Moçambique Online
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