A destroyed building after an earthquake jolts Turkey's Kahramanmaras province, on Feb. 6, 2023. Photographer: Orhan (Yoldas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) A destroyed building after an earthquake jolts Turkey's Kahramanmaras province, on Feb. 6, 2023. Photographer: Orhan (Yoldas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

(Bloomberg) — Some of the most powerful earthquakes in decades hit the Middle East on Monday, February 6, 2023, killing more than 1,000 people in Turkey and Syria, and forcing a halt in crude oil flows to a key export terminal.

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