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At least six people have been confirmed dead in Monday's earthquake, which rocked communities still shattered by the February 6 disaster.

The death toll in Turkey and Syria rose to eight in a new and powerful earthquake that struck two weeks after a devastating temblor killed nearly 45,000 people, authorities and media said Tuesday.

“It shook a little, then it grew strong,” said Zuher Capar, a 42-year-old teacher. “The electricity went and there were screams everywhere. There were small children in the house. They were screaming, my aunt was crying.”

They were screaming, my aunt was crying. On Feb. 6, Capar rushed to try to help his cousin, the cousins wife and the couples small children out of the rubble of their collapsed home, but they did not survive.We had barely overcome the sadness from the first earthquake, he said.While his large familys home withstood the quake earlier in the month, it was damaged on Monday.

Survivors of the earthquake that jolted Turkey and Syria 15 days ago are dealing with more trauma and loss after another strong quake and aftershocks rocked the region