Published February 21,2023
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Over 20,000 Syrians in Türkiye have returned to their residence nation throughout the border after the latest earthquakes in Türkiye’s southern area, the Turkish nationwide protection minister stated on Tuesday.
Speaking to the reporters within the southern Hatay province, Hulusi Akar refuted claims that there was an inflow of Syrian refugees to Türkiye through its southern border, calling them “absolutely untrue.”
“Syrian citizens living in Türkiye are returning to their own land due to the loss of their homes and relatives. There are Syrian citizens returning to their homeland from Türkiye to Syria in one direction. Currently, this figure has exceeded 20,000,” he stated.
On Feb. 6, two highly effective quakes struck southern Türkiye.
The magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 tremors have been centered in Kahramanmaras and rocked 10 different provinces-Hatay, Gaziantep, Adiyaman, Malatya, Adana, Diyarbakir, Kilis, Osmaniye, Sanliurfa, and Elazig. Some 13.5 million folks have been affected by the devastating quakes.
Several international locations within the area, together with Syria and Lebanon, additionally felt the trembles that struck in lower than 10 hours.
The sturdy tremors have triggered widespread destruction and casualties in Syria.
More than 41,000 folks have been killed in Türkiye by the back-to-back quakes, based on the newest official figures. Thousands of others have been injured.
Türkiye issued a level-4 alert, calling in worldwide support.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
