Search and rescue operations completed in Syria’s Latakia province

On February 6, 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes occurred in southeastern Turkey, with a difference of more than nine hours. They have become the most powerful since 1939, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, calling them the “disaster of the century”. According to the latest data, more than 31 thousand people lost their lives. After hundreds of Afterchoks, the underground shocks were felt in ten provinces of the country and neighboring provinces, including Syria, where around 8.5 thousand people died, according to the WHO’s latest information. In response, the Syrian Ministry of Health said that more than 1.4 thousand people in the country were victims of the earthquake.