6.4 magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey
By Laura Bicker in Hatay and Oliver Slow in LondonA 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck southern Turkey, weeks after a deadly quake devastated the region.Witnesses told the Reuters news agency there had been further damage to buildings in Antakya.
A number of structures that were left standing after the tremor on February 6 have now crumbled, including a bridge. Many cracks in roads have become deep scars making it more difficult for the emergency services to get where they may be needed.Antakya, the capital of Turkey's Hatay Province, was one of the places hit most severely by the 6 February earthquake
The walls of badly damaged buildings also crumbled, AFP reports, with several apparently injured people calling for help.
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