There has been a huge devastation in Turkey and Syria due to the earthquake on Sunday morning. Thousands of people have been injured here so far and many people are feared to be buried under the debris. Read all the updates here…
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south eastern Turkey and northern Syria in many cities in the early hours of Sunday severe earthquake Due to which many buildings collapsed here and a large number of lives and property have been lost. intensity of earthquake on richter scale 7.8 Measured. This earthquake was so severe that people could not get a chance to think and understand anything. So far more than 2300 people have died due to this earthquake. At the same time, it is feared that the number of people who died in this devastation may increase even more.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “The work of removing the debris of many buildings in the earthquake area is going on, we do not know how much the number of dead and injured will increase.” He said, ‘Hope we will leave behind this day of disaster with our unity and solidarity towards the country.’ The epicenter of the earthquake was Turkey’s southeastern province of Kahramanmaras and tremors were felt as far away as Cairo. In Damascus also people had to come out on the streets due to the earthquake and in Beirut people were sleeping when the tremors were felt. Read here the day’s updates related to it-
- Earthquake tremors were felt in the southeast region of Turkey at around 4.17 am local time. The intensity of this earthquake was measured at 7.8 on the Richter scale. Three times people have felt earthquake tremors in Turkey. The intensity of all these earthquakes has been 7.8, 7.6 and 6.0. The center of the second earthquake was about 100 kilometers away from the first center.
- The death toll in this terrible earthquake has increased to more than 2700. In this, the death of 1651 people in Turkey and 1060 in Syria has been confirmed. At present, the death toll may increase. On the spot, relief and rescue teams are engaged in pulling people out of the debris. According to the news so far in Turkey itself, more than 11000 people have been injured.
- Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said that 10 Turkish cities have been affected by the earthquake, including Kahramanmaras, Hatay, Gaziantep, Osmania, Adiyaman, Malatya, Sanliurfa, Adana, Diyarbakir, Kilis. He said the country’s search and rescue teams have been deployed and are on “high alert”. On the other hand, tremors were felt in Syria from Latakia to the capital Damascus on the west coast of the country.
- After the severe earthquake in Syria and Turkey, many countries of the world including India have offered help. An NDRF team of 100 people is being sent from India to Turkey. It also includes teams of dog squads and doctors. Not only this, relief material is also being sent in sufficient quantity along with them. So far, dozens of countries, including the European Union and NATO, have offered to help Turkey and are sending everything from search and rescue teams to medical supplies and funds.
- Amidst the devastation caused by the earthquake, the country’s disaster management teams are facing a lot of trouble due to the weather. According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of snow storm in Turkey these days. Due to which there is continuous snowfall here. At present, it is estimated that there may be snowfall of 3 to 5 cm. It may become even more difficult in the days to come. There is a possibility of snow falling from 50 to 100 cm.
- Due to the earthquake, the historical castle located on the hill of Gaziantep has been damaged. The fort wall and watch pillars have been heavily damaged. At the same time, the earthquake created a new crisis in the occupied Idlib province in northwestern Syria, which has already been suffering Russian and government airstrikes for several years. The region is dependent on Turkey for everything from food to medical supplies. All relief material reaches Idlib through Turkey.
- In northwestern Syria, the opposition Syrian Civil Defense described the situation in the rebel-held area as “catastrophic”, saying many people were buried under the rubble of collapsing buildings. The bodies of several children wrapped in blankets are brought to a hospital in the Syrian rebel-held small town of Ajmarin, near the Turkish border.
- People in Turkey want to leave earthquake-hit areas, due to which traffic jams have arisen and emergency teams are facing difficulty in reaching the accident sites. The officials have appealed to the people not to come on the streets. Mosques in the area have been opened for those whose houses have been damaged as the temperature in the area is near zero.
- Rescue workers said that medical centers and hospitals, already struggling with a lack of resources, were quickly filled with the injured. According to the SMS medical organization, several hospitals including the military hospital have been evacuated. This area falls in the major earthquake prone area and in the year 1999, about 18 thousand people died in a similar powerful earthquake in northwestern Turkey.
- Stephen Hicks, a seismologist at University College London, says the previous largest earthquake, also of magnitude 7.8, struck north-eastern Turkey in December 1939 and killed 30,000 people.
With language input.
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