Posted on 02/07/2023 12:32:07 PM PST by Red Badger
Major earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria on Sunday. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit an area of several major population centers in Southern Turkey and Northern Syria On Sunday bringing along with it reports of devastation across the region.
The Guardian reported, “the population of the ten provinces in southern Turkey affected by the earthquakes are home to 13.5 million people. So far, according to the Andalou agency, more than 5,600 buildings have collapsed.
It is just after 6 am in Turkey, and we’re seeing stories of people rescued after a very long day and night, which means they survived not only the rubble’s collapse but the cold. There are many, many more who have not yet been found, with the WHO predicting the death toll could reach 20,000 in the coming days.“
Video footage of a lone little girl who survived the earthquake in Syria after losing her family shows the horror the people in the region are suffering. “The girl’s entire family was #killed in the #Syria earthquake, and she was left under the rubble; her face has become very painful.”
Two other small children waited for 17 hours to be rescued. “This 7-year-old girl shielded her little brother from the earthquake rubble in Turkey for 17 hours straight. Both made it out alive. Bless their souls.”
The video footage below shows buildings’ violent collapse during the quake, “The intensity of the earthquake in Turkey.”
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The video footage below shows buildings’ violent collapse during the quake, “The intensity of the earthquake in Turkey.”
The aftershocks have continued, as shown in the current earthquake map of the region. “Current screenshot of earthquake map showing quakes within past 24 hours in Turkey.”
An ancient Turkish landmark dating back thousands of years was destroyed in Turkey following the earthquake that rocked the country and neighboring Syria in the early hours of Monday morning. Gaziantep Castle is a site known for its historical value and as a popular tourist attraction.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said 2,818 buildings were destroyed after the first tremor, describing it as the country’s “largest disaster” since 1939 when another major earthquake struck the eastern province of Erzincan.
Heartbreaking photos. The one of the father holding his daughters hand while the rest of her was under rubble got to me. He was telling her, “I am here with you daughter”
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That hill it was on might be a tell built up from century after century of habitation going back to even before the Hittites who built the first fortress there. One slight sliver of silver lining might be that this loss could open the door to excavations.
I truly understand the pain of seeing family members suffer or losing a loved one.
But I find it very hard to be very concerned about a Moslem nation having a disaster, since they are the cause of so many deaths, rapes, slavery, and suffering purely due to religion.
Lots of people there are not Muslim. I’m praying for all there...
They killed off all the Jews and Christians. Who is left?
Fatalities > 12,000 now, according to multiple sources.
This slightly older story has it at > 11k.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/08/middleeast/turkey-earthquake-public-anger-intl/index.html
The above also has an interesting, if tragic discussion about the “pancake” building collapses.
What I don’t know is the nature of the soils & bedrock. In the USA, the region around the New Madrid Fault is particularly problematic, leading to wickedly efficient propagation of the ground waves over a VERY large area, and drastic soil liquefaction. Some of the accounts from the 1811-12 quake series refer to 10 ft. high ground waves. Even if “10 ft.” is exaggerated, show me a large building that can withstand that...
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