More than 130 injured in Syria by the new earthquake with epicenter in Turkey

More than 130 people were injured of varying degrees in the opposition areas of northwestern Syria because of a earthquake of 6.4 degrees registered today in Turkeytwo weeks after another earthquake that devastated several areas of the Arab country, the White Helmets rescue group reported.

The new tremor injured more than 130 people, ranging from broken bones to fainting, and triggered some partial landslides in parts of the northwestern provinces of Idlib and Aleppo in the hands of the opposition, the White Helmets said on their Twitter account.

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”Our teams are working to transport the injured to hospitals, inspect the affected areas and remove debris to reopen the roads to pedestrians and ambulances.”, explained the rescuers, active in the rebel strongholds of Syria.

So far, no new victims have been reported in areas controlled by the government of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assadseveral of which were severely hit by the earthquake on February 6.

The total death toll in Syria from the initial earthquake two weeks ago stands at 3,688 and the number of injured at more than 14,700, although the main sources in the different territories have stopped updating their figures frequently and others offer considerably higher counts. superiors.

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The so-called Interim Government, of the Syrian National Coalition (CNFROS), the main opposition alliance in exile, already speaks of almost 4,500 deaths in the opposition regions alone.

Source: Elcomercio

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