Death Toll Rises to 8 From New Turkey-Syria Earthquake

Death Toll Rises to 8 From New Turkey-Syria Earthquake
Syrians wait to cross into Syria from Turkey at the Cilvegozu border gate, near the town of Antakya, southeastern Turkey, on Feb. 21, 2023. Unal Cam/AP Photo
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ISTANBUL—The death toll in Turkey and Syria rose to eight in a new and powerful earthquake that struck two weeks after a devastating temblor killed nearly 45,000 people, authorities and media said Tuesday.

Turkey’s disaster management authority said six people were killed and 294 others were injured with 18 in critical condition after Monday’s 6.4-magnitude quake. In Syria, a woman and a girl died as a result of panic during the earthquake in the Provinces of Hama and Tartus, pro-government media outlets said.