7.8 Magnitude Earthquake in Turkey

[DrQ]

IMHO Oh dear, this is terrible news. These poor people have been struggling with causalities and rubble for days and now another earthquake. I understand that it is not unusual for more than one earthquake but this has been devastating for the entire area. Terrible news.

 

[ifindedout]

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.

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The tweet's link to that story no longer works. This one should work:

Turkey Earthquake: Rescued Cat Refuses To Leave Man Who Saved It

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: A few days ago, a cat was rescued by a member of Mardin Fire Department and now it won't leave his side.

www.ndtv.com

 

[steeltowngirl]

CNN —
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday announced $100 million in disaster relief aid for Turkey and Syria as the countries grapple with the aftermath of a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake that has killed at least 46,000 people.

The top US diplomat, who took a helicopter tour Sunday of some of the hardest-hit areas alongside Turkish foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, later told reporters at Incirlik Air Base that it was “really hard to put into words” the devastation he saw during the tour but said, “We are here to stand with the people of Turkey and Syria.”

US announces $100 million in earthquake relief funding for Turkey and Syria

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday announced $100 million in disaster relief aid for Turkey and Syria as the countries grapple with the aftermath of a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake that has killed at least 46,000 people.

www.cnn.com

 

[PommyMommy]

TWO more?!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1627846867428990976

https://twitter.com/x/status/1627846745962020866

https://twitter.com/x/status/1627852554389397507

 

[steeltowngirl]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1627319091672260611

 

[PommyMommy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1628228099031588867

https://twitter.com/x/status/1628240664243871744

https://twitter.com/x/status/1628244425888632832

 

[PommyMommy]

Oh my gosh, this poor little doggie was buried up to his neck in rubble. They got him out though!

Video of him being rescued:

Watch: Rescuers save small dog trapped in rubble following earthquake in Turkey

The seires of earthquakes that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria earlier this month has so far killed more than 46,000 people.

www.fox35orlando.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/1628598125844742144

 

[AliceInPain]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1628240664243871744

Right next to the Himalayas today and several aftershocks, but it appears to not be a very populated area luckily.
There've been no aftershocks in Turkey in 24 hrs for the first time since Feb 6.

Strong earthquake strikes Tajikistan, near border with China

 

[PommyMommy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1628750346263617539

https://twitter.com/x/status/1628750937874485249

 

[AliceInPain]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1628750937874485249

It's going to take years to build new homes for all those people =(
Where I live the council had emergency housing for refugees built, they're not very nice-looking but they're now being rented out as "normal" apartments.
It was a rush job but even those took almost a year from planning to finish.

 

[PommyMommy]

It's going to take years to build new homes for all those people =(
Where I live the council had emergency housing for refugees built, they're not very nice-looking but they're now being rented out as "normal" apartments.
It was a rush job but even those took almost a year from planning to finish.

A year?! These people can't wait a year. It's freezing there!

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 23, 2023

Death toll from Turkey, Syria earthquake tops 47,000

The death toll from the massive earthquake that hit parts of Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6 continues to rise as more bodies are retrieved.

fox42kptm.com

• The Turkish Interior Minister raised the number of fatalities in Turkey to 43,556.
• The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria now stands at 47,244.
• 164,000 buildings have either collapsed or are so damaged that they need to be demolished.
• Thousands of children and tens of thousands of families have taken shelter in cars and tents.

Turkey steps up rebuilding plans as quake toll nears 50,000

Turkey has stepped up plans to house victims of the devastating earthquake which struck its border region with Syria, the interior minister said, as the combined death toll in the two countries crept towards 50,000.

www.reuters.com

• 300,000 tents put up in Turkey, 100,000 containers to be built.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/02/23/turkey-earthquake-aftershock-risks-seismologists/

Since the initial slip, or fault rupture, on Feb. 6, there have been three earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater, and 32 others in the magnitude 5 or greater range. That magnitude is a rough threshold for when structural damage becomes a big problem. The majority of them — 23, to be exact — occurred within the 48 hours that followed the dual main shock events, according to USGS.

 

[ifindedout]

OMG

 

[Dotta]

"Our cities will be built in the right places; our children will live in stronger cities. We know what kind of test we are facing, and we will come out of this stronger."

Türkiye issues quake rebuild rules as new housing construction starts

Türkiye issued regulations for earthquake rebuilding work in the southeastern region as the government focuses on building new homes for the millions who...

www.dailysabah.com

 

[AliceInPain]

"Our cities will be built in the right places; our children will live in stronger cities. We know what kind of test we are facing, and we will come out of this stronger."

Türkiye issues quake rebuild rules as new housing construction starts

Türkiye issued regulations for earthquake rebuilding work in the southeastern region as the government focuses on building new homes for the millions who...

www.dailysabah.com

I'm just thinking about the kids, just like yours or mine, I mean losing cuddlies is unimportant to most adults but to these babies who lost one or both parents it will be extra traumatic =*( so sad
Both Turkey and Syria will need a lot of outside help for sure.
So difficult with an unwanted war going on as well, who do you help =****(

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 24, 2023

Death toll from earthquake passes 50,000, as 18,000 war refugees return to Syria

Many Syrians who went to Türkiye — which is home to more than three-and-a-half million refugees — to escape the civil war, say the earthquakes were even more frightening than the conflict.

www.abc.net.au

The death toll from a devastating series of earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria this month has passed 50,000.

The milestone was confirmed as thousands of Syrian refugees who had fled years of war returned to Syria from earthquake-hit cities in Türkiye.

Turkish authorities said 18,000 Syrian migrants returned to their country this month.

Many claimed they came to Türkiye, which is home to more than three-and-a-half million Syrian refugees, to escape the civil war, but the earthquakes were even more frightening than the conflict.

[...]

 

[PommyMommy]

Earthquake recovery hampered by sheer scale of destruction in Turkey and Syria​

In the two weeks since deadly earthquakes hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, the focus has shifted from rescue to rehabilitation. The task ahead is not only to reconstruct homes, but also to rebuild lives, especially for the youngest victims.

Turkey earthquake: Many children remain separated from parents​

The earthquakes separated many children from their parents. Social service staff in Turkey say many families have been reunited. 1353 of them have reunited with their families while still 106 of them are unidentified, and under the care of the state.

 

[arielilane]

This is pure devastation beyond belief ... unimaginable. yet it's real. Sad. Seems so unfair.

 

[PommyMommy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1629692737199960068

https://twitter.com/x/status/1629692736139055104

 

[Charlot123]

How scary. From time to time, I pray to Poseidon to be kind to us.