Stock Photo - SYRIA, JABLEH - FEBRUARY 11, 2023: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (not pictured) arrives at a rubble clearance site in Jableh after an earthquake. A major earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck southern Turkey and northwest Syria early on February 6; almost 150 subsequent aftershocks were felt across ten provinces of Turkey as well as the neighbouring countries, in particular Syria; according to recent reports more than 1,500 people died and over 2,200 were injured in Syria. The Syrian provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Tartus and Hama are the worst affected in the country. Valery Sharifulin/TASS.