The Syrian Ministry of Health reported that the number of people who lost their lives as a result of the earthquake in the country reached 711 people. DEA Newsrefers to the department.
Emphasizing that these data are not definitive, the ministry said, “711 people were killed and 1,431 injured in the provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Idlib and Tartus.”
In addition, the agency reported that the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, called Syrian President Bashar Assad for the first time in 12 years to express his condolences for those who lost their lives in the earthquake that struck many cities in Syria. regions.
The Syrian leader’s office noted that during a phone call, the ruler of Bahrain announced that he was ready to help Syria overcome the consequences of the earthquake.
On the morning of February 6, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey. The epicenter of the earthquake was Pazarcık region of Kahramanmaraş province. The shaking was also felt in Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Kayseri, Mersin, Trabzon and Urfa.
According to the latest data, the number of earthquake victims in Turkey exceeded 2.3 thousand.