New aftershock of 5.6 Richter in central Turkey in the morning – Struggle for the trapped
Fighting time, aftershocks and bad weather conditions, the rescue crews in south-east Turkey and north-west Syria are fighting after the deadly earthquakes of 7.8 and 7.7 Richter.
The dead exceed 4,300 people in both countries. Tens of thousands are injured and homeless.
Only in Turkey, according to the latest data announced by the country’s disaster response service, the dead amount to 2,921 and the injured to 15,834.
City of Hatay can’t get any help due to poor weather and rode conditions.#PrayForTurkey #deprem #hataydepremi #Kahramanmarasafad #TurkeyQuake #TurkeyEarthquake #Turquia #Hatay pic.twitter.com/tq8mwRzMtt
— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) February 7, 2023
1,444 are the dead in Syria, according to the latest tally based on data provided by the Ministry of Health and rescuers.
Post-seismic activity is continuous. In the early morning, a new earthquake of magnitude 5.6 was recorded. According to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center, the focal depth of the earthquake was only 2 kilometers.
The provinces of Gaziantep and Kahramanmaras have been hardest hit by the fury of Enceladus, while major damage has occurred in Diyarbakır, Malatya, Elazig, Osbaniye, Kilis, Antiyaman, Sanliurfa and Adana.
The continuous aftershocks spread terror among the residents and make the work of rescue crews in the earthquake-affected areas extremely difficult and dangerous.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake was the strongest in 84 years in Turkey. In 1939, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in Erzincan killed more than 33,000 people.
Today, however, nine hours after the first impact of Enceladus (04:17 local time) a new strong earthquake of magnitude 7.5 followed.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced seven days of national mourning.
Next week schools will remain closed throughout the country, while in the earthquake affected areas their operation will be suspended for two weeks, as announced by the Ministry of Education.
The Ministry of Defense mobilized thousands of soldiers to assist in search and rescue operations, as well as sending humanitarian aid to earthquake victims. As of 6 a.m., 13,000 rescuers, many of them volunteers, had left Istanbul in the past 12 hours, according to the Sabah news agency, citing Istanbul’s governor.
Many are directed to Hatay, where, according to reports, there is growing anger over the lack of help for people trapped under the rubble. Damage to the road network greatly complicates rescue efforts.
İstanbul Valisi Ali Yerlikaya: 06.00 itibarıyla İstanbul’umuzdan; 73 aircraft with 12 bin 752 personnel and AFAD volunteers were sent to the earthquake zone, mainly in Hatay. pic.twitter.com/4YHysJQvT5
— Sabah (@sabah) February 7, 2023
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