As a result of the natural disaster in Turkey and Syria, hundreds of people have died, and thousands have been injured. Photo: Internet As a result of a powerful earthquake in southeastern Turkey, 1,014 people have died, and 5,385 have been injured. This was reported to journalists on February 6 by the country’s president, Recep […]
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As a result of the natural disaster in Turkey and Syria, hundreds of people have died, and thousands have been injured.
Photo: Internet
As a result of a powerful earthquake in southeastern Turkey, 1,014 people have died, and 5,385 have been injured. This was reported to journalists on February 6 by the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Erdoğan emphasized that rescuers have currently pulled 2,470 people from the rubble. According to him, more than 9,000 rescue teams are participating in the debris removal and assistance to the victims.
The President of Turkey stated that this earthquake is the most powerful and destructive earthquake in the country’s history since 1939.
According to Turkish authorities, 2,818 buildings have collapsed in the country. Meanwhile, Vice President Fuat Oktay stated that more than 1,000 buildings were completely destroyed, which increases the likelihood of fatalities under the rubble.
The earthquake was also felt in neighboring countries, including Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and Cyprus. In particular, Syrian authorities reported that as a result of the earthquake, 380 people have died and more than 600 have been injured.
According to videos published on social media, the earthquake in Kahramanmaraş province lasted more than 1 minute and leveled hundreds of multi-story buildings.
The earthquake occurred on February 6, in the Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş province at a depth of 7 km at 04:17 local time. According to the American seismic center, the magnitude of the earthquake was 7.8.
Photo: Internet