At least 111 dead, over 500 injured in Syria after powerful earthquake
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 6, ARMENPRESS. At least 111 people died and more than 500 were injured in Syria as a result of the magnitude 7,4 earthquake which hit Turkey near the Syrian border, Syrian State TV reported citing the Ministry of Health.
The deaths were reported in Aleppo, Latakia, Hama and Tartus.
Dozens of people are trapped under rubble.
The quake killed 76 people and injured 440 in Turkey.
The earthquake is one of the strongest earthquakes to hit Turkey in more than 100 years, according to CNN.
10:46 - The death toll in Syria reached 237.
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