Another earthquake of magnitude 6.0 strikes central Turkey, says USGS. This is the third earthquake in the country after two powerful earthquakes in less than 24 hours, as per ANI. Over 1500 people have been killed so far and thousands have been injured as the earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitude hit central Turkey and northern Syria on Monday morning. Hundreds of people of still believed to be trapped under rubble and the death toll is expected to rise further, officials have warned. Here are some heartbreaking pictures from Turkey and Syria that show how deadly the earthquake was:
Residents from both the countries were jolted out of sleep after the strong earthquake hit the regio… Read More
Residents from both the countries were jolted out of sleep after the strong earthquake hit the region. Many rushed outside their homes and buildings on a cold, rainy and snowy winter night. In the picture, people are searching for victims of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Diyarbakir, in southeastern Turkey.
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The tremors were felt as far away as Cairo, was centered north of Gaziantep, a Turkish provincial capital. In the picture, people stand in front of a collapsed residential building after an earthquake in Malatya, Turkey.
At least 912 people died in Turkey, according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. At least 560 people… Read More
At least 912 people died in Turkey, according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. At least 560 people died in rebel and government-controlled parts of Syria, state media and medical sources said.
In the picture, a collapsed building is seen following an earthquake in Pazarcik, in Kahramanmaras province, southern Turkey.
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The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.8 quake struck at a depth of 17.9 km. It reported a series of earthquakes, one of 6.7 magnitude. In the picture, people try to reach trapped residents inside collapsed buildings in Diyarbakir, southern Turkey.
The epicenter was located in the district of Pazarcik, in the province of Kahramanmaras, in southeastern Turkey, about 60 km from the border with Syria. In the picture, a collapsed building is seen after an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey.
The telluric movement was also felt in Lebanon and Cyprus, according to AFP journalists. In the picture, people search through rubble following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey.
It is very likely that the toll will rise quickly, taking into account the number of collapsed build… Read More
It is very likely that the toll will rise quickly, taking into account the number of collapsed buildings in the most affected cities, such as Adana, Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, and Diayarbakir, in southeastern Turkey. In the picture, people walk next to a mosque destroyed by an earthquake in Malatya, Turkey.
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This is the biggest earthquake in Turkey since August 17, 1999, which caused over 17,000 deaths. In … Read More
This is the biggest earthquake in Turkey since August 17, 1999, which caused over 17,000 deaths. In the picture, a member of the Syrian civil defence, known as the White Helmets, carries a child rescued from the rubble following an earthquake in the town of Zardana in the countryside of the northwestern Syrian Idlib province.
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Buildings were reported collapsed in a wide area extending from Syria’s cities of Aleppo and Hama to… Read More
Buildings were reported collapsed in a wide area extending from Syria’s cities of Aleppo and Hama to Turkey’s Diyarbakir, more than 330 kilometers (200 miles) to the northeast. Nearly 900 buildings were destroyed in Turkey’s Gaziantep and Kahramanmaras provinces, said Vice President Fuat Oktay. A hospital collapsed in the Mediterranean coastal city of Iskanderoun, but casualties were not immediately known, he said. In the picture, Syrian civil defense members search for people under the rubble of a destroyed building in Afrin, Syria.
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“Unfortunately, at the same time, we are also struggling with extremely severe weather conditions,” … Read More
“Unfortunately, at the same time, we are also struggling with extremely severe weather conditions,” Oktay told reporters. Nearly 2,800 search and rescue teams have been deployed in the disaster-stricken areas, he said. In the picture, people gather around collapsed buildings as rescue teams look for survivors following an earthquake in the government-held Syrian city of Aleppo.
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