Earthquake in Turkey: Turkestan earthquake killed more than 350 people in Hadarle, Turkey, Syriat
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Pudhari Online Desk : Turkestan and Syria have suffered massive loss of life and property after a 7.8 Richter earthquake. So far, at least 350 people have died in the earthquake and more than 1 thousand people have been seriously injured. Turkestan as well as Syria, Lebanon, Israel or neighboring countries have been shaken by strong earthquakes. Therefore, the possibility of increasing the death toll to a large extent is being discussed by the officials.
Strong earthquake jolted Turkestan today (Dec.6) in the morning. Or more than 350 Turkish citizens (Earthquake in Turkey) died, and many buildings were ruined. The National Center for Seismology reported that the magnitude of the earthquake in Central Turkestan was 7.8. Due to the strong earthquake tremors have been felt in Turkey’s capital Ankara and other cities including Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck near Gaziantep in southeastern Turkestan, the US Geological Service said. The epicenter of the earthquake is 23 km east of Nurdagi. The mayor of Sanliurfache said that till now more than 350 people have died in the earthquake and many buildings have collapsed. Reuters has tweeted a video of rescue operations underway after the deadly earthquake in Turkestan.
LIVE: Rescue operations in Turkey after deadly earthquake
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 6, 2023
Previous earthquakes killed over 30,000 people
According to the United States Geological Survey, the 7.8 Richter scale earthquake that struck southern Turkey on Monday was the most powerful earthquake the country has experienced on record in the last 100 years. The USGS has said that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in East Turkestan in 1939 would have killed more than 30,000 people.
the crisis is not over yet
According to the information given by CNN or VritaVahini, Carl Lang, assistant professor of Georgia Tech University’s School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, on Monday (D.06) the earthquake crisis in central Turkestan and neighboring areas has not yet stopped. Or the area is still prone to earthquakes or the professor has said.
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