7.8 Magnitude Earthquake in Turkey

[ifindedout]

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/13/1156512284/turkey-earthquake-erdogan-building-safety

ISTANBUL — As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan struggles to defend his response to last Monday's devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake, videos from a few years back have emerged showing him hailing some of the housing projects that crumbled, killing thousands of people.

Critics say contractors were allowed to skip crucial safety regulations, increasing their profits but putting residents at risk.

 

[PommyMommy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1625375153935863809

Turkey finds a few more earthquake survivors as further rescue hopes fade

Turkish rescue efforts wind down amid grief and anger while UN calls for aid access to north-west Syria

www.theguardian.com

A diminishing number of survivors have been pulled from the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria as the death toll climbed to over 35,000 and UN aid officials pushed for more aid access to rebel-controlled north-west Syria, where only one crossing from Turkey was open.

Search and rescue teams began to wind down their work on Monday as hopes of finding anyone alive faded, but there were cheers in Turkish cities when people were freed after seven days under the rubble, including a young girl named Miray in Adıyaman and a 12-year-old boy named Kaan in southern Hatay province.

 

[Charlot123]

I live in seismogenic zone, s

This may seem like it's on the other side of the world, so not my problem, and geographically that is true. However, this is a planet in distress and a big earthquake like that has to find balance by stretching somewhere else ... shifting tectonic plates, flex and snap. If they snap in the Middle East, it suggests that something is out of alignment with our planet.

The airport nearest to the epicentre has been cracked by the earthquake.

"He added that there had been “trouble” with an airport runway in the area, leading to difficulties in landing relief flights."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/05/turkey-earthquake-istanbul-death-toll/

Living in seismogenic zone, I feel it close to heart.

Same building collapsing in Turkey as previous comment. Hopefully everyone got out of the building before the aftershocks shook the building down. With so many collapsed buildings, I'm curious about the building code.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1622498759602245632

This is scary to the extreme.

I don't know if it is the building code or the fact that the epicenter lies in a populated area. But horrible.

 

[arielilane]

An anonymous donor gave $30 million to Turkey earthquake victims, Pakistani prime minister says​

It’s hard to wrap one’s head around the devastating toll of the twin earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria last week, which have claimed more than 33,000 lives.But there is some small comfort in the outpouring of international support as aid rushes into the area — including this anecdote of an anonymous man who walked into the Turkish embassy in the U.S., and then donated $30 million for the earthquake victims.

An anonymous donor gave $30 million to Turkey earthquake victims, Pakistani prime minister says

The Pakistani PM tweeted he was ‘deeply moved’ after a Pakistani man walked into the Turkish embassy in the U.S. to make such a ‘glorious act of philanthropy’

www.marketwatch.com

 

[arielilane]

More than 200 hours after devastating earthquakes, rescuers continue to find survivors in Turkey​

Published: Feb. 14, 2023 at 6:59 a.m. ET
ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Aid agencies and governments stepped up a scramble to send help to earthquake-hit parts of Turkey and Syria on Tuesday, as rescuers continued to pull survivors out of the rubble more than 200 hours after devastation swept the region.

More than 200 hours after devastating earthquakes, rescuers continue to find survivors in Turkey

Six days after earthquakes in Syria and Turkey killed tens of thousands, sorrow and disbelief are turning to anger and tension over a sense that there has...

www.marketwatch.com

 

[PommyMommy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1625698955349696513

https://twitter.com/x/status/1625700539290816513

https://twitter.com/x/status/1625704051613609984

 

[PommyMommy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1626212474289807361

https://twitter.com/x/status/1626217355729862658

 

[AliceInPain]

Homeless, and many parentless
I hope they will all find a new home to go to...
It's nice and good to hear stories of the survivors, but many more will be found gone =*(
Will be over 40 000 soon

 

[PommyMommy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1626393649494822916

https://twitter.com/x/status/1626401797391945728

https://twitter.com/x/status/1626419918395568128

 

[PommyMommy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1626791112408182785

https://twitter.com/x/status/1626764185462767617

https://twitter.com/x/status/1626763512860082181

 

[AliceInPain]

I don't know who this person is, I don't follow football.
But I find it sad no matter how strong or athletic you are, you stand no chance when a whole building collapses on top of you =(
Thank you @PommyMommy for the cow story!

Footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the rubble of his home almost two weeks after the Turkey earthquake, his agent has confirmed.

The Ghana international, 31, had spells with Premier League sides Everton, Chelsea and Newcastle.

Atsu had been missing since the 6 February quake that caused the collapse of his apartment in Antakya, Hatay.

"There are no words to describe our sadness," tweeted his Turkish top-flight club Hatayspor.

"We will not forget you, Atsu. Peace be upon you, beautiful person."

BBC News:
Atsu found dead after Turkey earthquake

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 18, 2023

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/18/europe/turkey-earthquake-rescue-survivor-stories-intl/index.html?utm_content=2023-02-18T14%3A14%3A35&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNNi

A 4-year-old girl, Gada Ayyan, and her father, Ahmet Ayyan, are being reunited after being buried in a pile of rubble that was once their home in southern Turkey.

They were trapped together when their home collapsed in the earthquake that is now known to have killed more than 45,000 people. The two then faced an agonizing few days apart when Gada was rescued and taken to hospital.

“When it first started shaking I grabbed my daughter and my whole family began to run out,” Ahmet said. “The building collapsed on top of us all.”

His wife and son did not make it out alive. Ahmet could hear his son’s cries while he was stuck. He had his daughter next to him. She was lying on his leg and they were both trapped unable to free themselves.

The rubble was all the way up to his neck. On the fourth day under the rubble he said he was losing hope. He was in pain. His foot was badly damaged. But his daughter wouldn’t let him give up hope of being saved.

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[PommyMommy]

FEB 18, 2023

Earthquake death toll passes 46,000; desperation for signs of life

The death toll is expected to soar with some 264,000 apartments in Turkey destroyed and many still missing in the country's worst modern disaster. Reports of rescues continue to arrive 12 days later.

www.reuters.com

More than 46,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria and the toll is expected to soar, with some 264,000 apartments in Turkey destroyed and many still missing as rescuers listen for signs of life under the rubble.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1626979764136280064

 

[AliceInPain]

“When it first started shaking I grabbed my daughter and my whole family began to run out,” Ahmet said. “The building collapsed on top of us all.”

His wife and son did not make it out alive. Ahmet could hear his son’s cries while he was stuck. He had his daughter next to him. She was lying on his leg and they were both trapped unable to free themselves.

sbm, bbm.
This would haunt me forever.
Little boy was 7.

 

[PommyMommy]

The Syrian siblings trapped between concrete and the man who rescued them - BBC Newsnight​

Drone footage shows quake damage in Jandaris, Syria​

Drone video shows cracks caused by earthquake in Turkey​

 

[PommyMommy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1627046065047498753

https://twitter.com/x/status/1627148243728490497

If you click through to the story about the cat, the man who rescued it is a firefighter and there's an adorable video of the cat on his shoulder while he's working. He named him Enkaz, which means "Rubble" in Turkish.

 

[Charlot123]

I wonder if he has any relatives to go to...?
I saw the other little one born in the rubble was taken in by their uncle.
As heartwarming as it is to see these tiny survivors, I wonder how many there are and if they can all be found by relatives, adopted etc...
His little face when he was found will stay with me for a long time, he looks so hopeful and trusting!

I have been to Turkey, and it is a country of communities. Also, a culture of strong neighborhoods, yards where people actively communicate. I think it will help. Syria used to be the same, I presume, until the war started. It must be in a very hard situation now.

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 19, 2023

Blinken tours Turkey’s earthquake zone, pledges $100M in aid

President Joe Biden announced $85 million for Turkey and Syria days after the earthquake that has killed more than 44,000 people in the two countries.

www.wbng.com

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a helicopter tour Sunday of one of the provinces worst affected by the Feb. 6 earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria and pledged a further $100 million in aid to help the region.

“This is going to be a long-term effort,” Blinken said at Incirlik Air Base, a joint U.S.-Turkish facility that has coordinated the distribution of disaster aid. “The search and rescue, unfortunately, is coming to an end. The recovery is on, and then there will be a massive rebuilding operation.”

President Joe Biden announced $85 million for Turkey and Syria days after the earthquake that has killed more than 44,000 people in the two countries. The U.S. has also sent a search and rescue team, medical supplies and equipment.

The additional aid includes $50 million in emergency refugee and migration funds and $50 million in humanitarian assistance, Blinken said.

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[wary]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1627046065047498753

https://twitter.com/x/status/1627148243728490497

If you click through to the story about the cat, the man who rescued it is a firefighter and there's an adorable video of the cat on his shoulder while he's working. He named him Enkaz, which means "Rubble" in Turkish.

Wow! Looks like a genuine Turkish Van cat, too!

 

[AliceInPain]

BBC:

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck southern Turkey, weeks after a deadly quake devastated the region.

New Turkey earthquake leaves people trapped under rubble in Hatay