A magnitude 6.3 aftershock struck southern Turkey on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring hundreds more, according to Turkish and Syrian officials, two weeks after a massive earthquake killed tens of thousands of people in both countries.
The quake struck Turkey’s southern Hatay province, near the Syrian border, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) said Monday.
The quake’s epicenter was in the province’s Defne district, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said, adding that there have been 26 aftershocks since.
According to CNN, Turkish officials have said that at least three people were killed and 294 people were injured following Monday’s aftershocks.
In northwest Syria, there have been more than 130 injuries, the White Helmets volunteer rescue group said. The quake also led to the collapse of a number of buildings that were already hit by the previous earthquake.
“Our teams are working to take the injured to hospitals, inspect the affected villages and towns, and remove rubble to open the roads for the ambulances,” the White Helmets said.
