Authorities in Turkey have also urged residents in the quake zone to stay away from damaged buildings and the Mediterranean coastline, fearing that the sea level could rise.
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi Province on Tuesday but did not leave damages or casualties.
One of the contractors responsible for a block of high-rise luxury flats that toppled over was arrested at the airport while trying to flee the country.
The UN “should apologise to the people,” he said from the Idlib region via video link to reporters in Geneva.
The agency said more than 1,000 earthquakes had rocked the city since January 2.
Nearly 7,000 people have been confirmed dead in Turkey after Monday’s earthquake, according to official figures released Wednesday.
So far, over 3,400 people have been killed in the quake in Turkey and over 2,000 in Syria.
The confirmed death toll in a devastating earthquake in the Syrian-Turkish border region has risen to 3,381.
The Turkish government has issued a Level 4 alarm, calling for international assistance.
At least 200 persons have died and millions have been displaced from their homes after a deadly earthquake.
