A Syrian family of seven, including five children, died this Friday in a fire after they lost their home in Gaziantep in the earthquakes that hit the region last week in southern Turkey.
According to information published by the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, a Syrian family moved to a relative’s house in Konya, having lost their residence in the Turkish city of Nurdagi, one of the most affected by the earthquakes that hit the region on February 6 and left it. several thousand dead.
The family’s adobe home was hit by a fire early Friday morning, causing the roof to collapse and killing the family.
The victims were a married couple and their five children aged 4 to 13.
According to the latest data, two earthquakes measuring 7.8 and 7.5 on the Richter scale killed 36,187 people and injured 108,000 in Turkey. About 5,000 people have died in Syria.
The area affected by the two earthquakes that occurred on February 6 with the epicenter in Turkey extends over 100,000 square kilometers and is home to 14 million people.
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