The death toll has risen to eight in a new, 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria two weeks after 45,000 were killed in an even stronger tremor.

Six died in Turkey, according to the country’s disaster management authority, and 294 others were injured – with 18 left in a critical condition.

In Syria, a woman and girl died as a result of the panic during the earthquake in the provinces of Hama and Tartus, pro-government media outlets said.

Read more here: https://www.itv.com/news/2023-02-21/death-toll-rises-to-eight-after-another-earthquake-hit-turkey-and-syria

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