Video: magnitude 6.3: another earthquake shakes the Turkish-Syrian border region

STORY: On Monday, another earthquake shook Turkey in the border region with Syria. The quake had a magnitude of 6.3, said the European earthquake monitoring station EMSC on Monday evening. According to eyewitnesses, other buildings in the city of Antakya were damaged. The tremors were also felt in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon. Just two weeks ago there were devastating earthquakes in the Turkish-Syrian border area, which killed more than 46,000 people. As here in Samandag, ambulances were deployed in many affected areas. People poured into the streets in panic. Power outages have been reported in some locations. At least three people were killed in the renewed earthquake, the Turkish Interior Ministry said. 213 were injured. Smaller tremors have rattled the region over the past two weeks, but Monday’s tremors were the strongest since the devastating Feb. 6 earthquake. Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser want to visit the earthquake area in south-east Turkey on Tuesday. During the one-day visit, the two politicians wanted to get an idea of ​​the situation on site.

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