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Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Hits Turkey Again; More Buildings Collapse

AFAD, Turkiye's disaster management agency, said that close to 10,000 aftershocks have hit the region affected by the quake since February 6

Search operations underway as a fresh quake hits Turkey and Syria
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Amidst back-to-back earthquakes that have hit바카라 웹사이트Turkey-Syrian borders this month, a fresh바카라 웹사이트5.6 magnitude earthquake shook southern Turkiye on Monday — three weeks after a catastrophic temblor devastated the region — causing some buildings to collapse, an official said.

The quakes바카라 웹사이트have so far claimed over 40 thousand lives, while many bodies still remain trapped under the rubbles of cities devastated by the quakes.바카라 웹사이트

Monday's earthquake was centred in the town of Yesilyurt in Malatya province, the country's disaster management agency said.바카라 웹사이트Malatya was among 11 Turkish provinces that was hit hard by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that devastated parts of southern Turkiye and northern Syria on February 6.바카라 웹사이트

There were no immediate reports of any casualties.바카라 웹사이트Yesilyurt's mayor, Mehmet Cinar, told HaberTurk television that a few buildings had collapsed in the town. A 5.3 magnitude earthquake바카라 웹사이트hit the Emirgrazi region of Turkey two days ago.바카라 웹사이트AFAD, Turkiye's disaster management agency, said that close to 10,000 aftershocks have hit the region affected by the quake since February 6.바카라 웹사이트

(With inputs from AP)

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