Latest situation in Turkish provinces, as powerful quake hits country (VIDEO)

Latest situation in Turkish provinces, as powerful quake hits country (VIDEO)

BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 6. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 has hit southeastern Türkiye this morning, TurkicWorld reports.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of seven kilometers in the Pazarcik region of Kahramanmaras Province. The provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Malatya, Adiyaman, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana and Kahramanmaras have been subjected to the severe destruction.

The quake’s epicenter was located 26 km away from the city of Gaziantep with a population of about 1.06 million.

As many as 1,498 people have been killed, and 5,385 have got injured in the quake, so far. Thus, a total of 2,834 buildings have been destroyed.

TurkicWorld presents exclusive footage from the provinces affected by the earthquake in Türkiye.