Waters that submerged parts of the city of Iskenderun on the Mediterranean coast have receded nine days after the devastating earthquake that struck southern Türkiye and northern Syria. The quake’s aftermath had left families in fear and most infrastructure out of service.
Although the earthquake did not destroy Iskenderun, which is the waterfront city of Hatay province, the area where the quake hit the hardest, most buildings became too dangerous to inhabit, especially with aftershocks still threatening them.
