Earthquake in Turkey: Turkestan Hadarle, 195 dead, death toll to increase further
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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 100 people have died in the earthquake and more than 450 people have been seriously injured. In the face of a strong earthquake, the neighboring Syria or the country along with Turkestan have been shaken. 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 100 Turkish citizens (Earthquake in Turkey) died, and many buildings were destroyed. 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 100 people have died in the earthquake and many buildings have collapsed.
#BREAKING At least 53 dead in Turkey after quake: officials pic.twitter.com/baT4XMFrJP
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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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