Earthquake Struck Turkey & Syria
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The wreckage of a collapsed building, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
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On Monday, February 6, 2023, an earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and western Syria.[4][5] It occurred 34 km (21 mi) west of the city of Gaziantep at 04:17 TRT (01:17 UTC),[6] causing widespread damage and thousands of fatalities in the region. With a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) and a magnitude of at least Mww 7.8, the earthquake is tied with the 1939 Erzincan earthquake as the strongest recorded earthquake to hit Turkey in modern times and the deadliest earthquake to strike the country since the 1999 İzmit earthquake.[7] It is also the deadliest earthquake worldwide since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami,[8] and also one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the Levant. It caused structural damage as far away as Ashdod, Israel and Nicosia, Cyprus.
The earthquake was followed by numerous aftershocks, including an unusually powerful Mww 7.5 nine hours after the main quake. 12,192 deaths have been reported in total; 9,057 in Turkey[9] and 3,137 in Syria.[10] A large winter storm hampered rescue efforts, dropping snow on the ruins and bringing plummeting temperatures.[11]
It is the latest disaster for a people who have already suffered much. The images of Syrians, young and old, helplessly being pulled out from under the rubble have sadly become a common sight over the nearly 12 years of war in Syria, particularly in the opposition-held northwest of the country. But this time it was not air raids or shelling, but a natural phenomenon that was responsible. The pain and suffering have been no less real. Hundreds of people have already been confirmed dead as a result of Monday’s earthquakes across northern Syria, in both government-held and opposition-controlled areas – and the number is only expected to rise. The catastrophe will only make living conditions for those in the area – many of them internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have been living in poverty after fleeing government-held areas – worse. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon, in the video published on Feb 6, 2023, by Al Jazeera English, as “For Syrians, earthquakes bring on yet another disaster“, below:
A frantic search for survivors is underway after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake and powerful aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria early Monday, destroying hundreds of buildings and leaving a death toll of at least 1,300. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports for TODAY, in the video published on Feb 6, 2023, by TODAY, as “Massive earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, more than 1,000 dead“, below:
A new earthquake of at least magnitude 7.5 has been reported in southeast Turkey by Turkey’s AFAD emergency authority and the United States Geological Service (USGS). Turkish authorities measured the magnitude at 7.6, while the USGS measured it at 7.5, reporting it hit at 1:24pm (10:24 GMT) 4km (2.5 miles) south-southeast of the town of Ekinozu in Kahramanmaras, where the magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit hours earlier. Live local media footage showed a building collapsing in the town of Malatya during the latest quake. At least 912 deaths were reported in Turkey, while 560 people died in Syria. Dozens of countries have pledge to aid in search and rescue operations, in the video published on Feb 6, 2023, by Al Jazeera English, as “New earthquake at least 7.5 magnitude reported in southeast Turkey“, below:
It is the latest disaster for a people who have already suffered much. The images of Syrians, young and old, helplessly being pulled out from under the rubble have sadly become a common sight over the nearly 12 years of war in Syria, particularly in the opposition-held northwest of the country. But this time it was not air raids or shelling, but a natural phenomenon that was responsible. The pain and suffering have been no less real. Hundreds of people have already been confirmed dead as a result of Monday’s earthquakes across northern Syria, in both government-held and opposition-controlled areas – and the number is only expected to rise. The catastrophe will only make living conditions for those in the area – many of them internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have been living in poverty after fleeing government-held areas – worse. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon, in the video published on Feb 6, 2023, by Al Jeera English, as “For Syrians, earthquakes bring on yet another disaster“, below:
A rescue operation is under way across much of southern Turkey and northern Syria following a huge earthquake that has killed more than 2,300 people. A 7.8 magnitude quake struck near Gaziantep in the early hours of Monday while people were asleep. Hours later, a new 7.5-magnitude tremor hit at around 13:30 local time (10:30 GMT), which officials said was “not an aftershock”. World leaders have pledged to send aid after Turkey issued an international appeal for help, in the video published on Feb 6, 2023, by BBC News, as “Rescue efforts continue in Turkey and Syria after two earthquakes kill thousands – BBC News“, below:
Over 2000 people have died in the three earthquakes that hit Turkey, Syria. Over 3000 buildings have collapsed, parts of several cities have vanished from the map. Molly Gambhir brings you the details, in the video published on Feb 6, 2023, by WION, as “Gravitas: Turkey, Syria earthquakes: Over 2000 dead, 3000 buildings collapse, neighbourhoods vanish“, below:
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