3 killed, 213 people injured in fresh quakes in S. Türkiye

ANKARA: At least three people were killed and 213 have been taken to hospitals after two fresh earthquakes jolted southern Türkiye on Monday night, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said.Rescue teams have been working at three wreckage sites to save six people trapped in the latest quakes, Soylu told reporters in southern Hatay province, the epicentre of the quakes, according to Xinhua.The dual earthquakes, measuring 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude respectively, come two weeks after two massive quakes rocked the same region as on Feb 6, which killed more than 41,000 across the country.Of the latest earthquakes, the first 6.4-magnitude hit the Defne district of Hatay province at around 20:04 local time (1704 GMT), and the second 5.8-magnitude jolted three minutes later, with the epicentre in Hatay’s Samandag district, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said.The first quake occurred 16.7 kilometres below the surface, while the second was at a depth of 7 km.Mayor of Hatay