See satellite photos of how Turkey’s hurricane-stricken neighborhoods looked before and now
The human mind cannot comprehend the destruction caused by the war in Turkey and Syria last Monday. The dead have reached 9,655 and are constantly increasing.
In addition to the nearly 10,000 deaths that capture a part of the drama, which is constantly growing, the satellite photos depicting the before and after the earthquake in neighborhoods of Turkey, also show the enormity of the tragedy.
Kahramanmaraş Merkez. Yıkımın ışımınu uyyıt ınlayağılerinden daha iyi anlayabiyoruz. Tekil binaları gıtılım kamıtın çoken yapı adaları var. Şu alanda çoken gülüklar ayakta kalanlardan daha fazla işımın.
Really terrible.
🛰️: @Maxar & @planet pic.twitter.com/I4VQtxyV42— Hayrettin Günç (@hayrettingunc) February 8, 2023
Entire blocks of flats have collapsed and thousands of souls trapped in their debris, caught in their sleep, as the tornado struck shortly after 3am.
This gif using Maxar imagery is from Nurdağı, Gaziantep, it shows the damage caused by #TurkeyQuake #Turkeymultiple buildings have just crumbled … https://t.co/kOsA64kcu6 pic.twitter.com/AE2BZQBDbE
— Damien Symon (@detresfa_) February 7, 2023
Entire blocks of flats have collapsed and thousands of souls trapped in their debris, caught in their sleep, as the tornado struck shortly after 3am.
NEW: Turkey’s southern town of Nurdagi seen before & after the Feb. 6 earthquake that has left more than 7,000 people dead in Turkey & Syria.
Nurdagi is ~100 mi from the epicenter of Monday’s 7.8 quake in Turkey. US will deploy two 78-person search & rescue teams.
📸:@Maxar pic.twitter.com/s5YRBo79lJ
— Jack Detsch (@JackDetsch) February 7, 2023
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Tuesday that a three-month state of emergency had been declared in the 10 provinces worst hit by the deadly earthquakes.
We will be activating our Open Data Program (https://t.co/KG4Ln7Gvck) for the powerful #earthquakes in #Turkey and #Syria. Please stay tuned for that notification. Seen here is another before (Oct 4, 2022) and after (Feb 7, 2023) view of #IslahiyeTurkey and the destruction. pic.twitter.com/jd8KakGRgb
— Maxar Technologies (@Maxar) February 7, 2023
According to the Associated Press, Tatar said AFAD had received 11,342 reports of collapsed buildings, but only 5,775 of those reports had been confirmed.
About 55 helicopters had made 154 sorties to transport emergency aid and about 85 trucks were distributing food, he said. “Adverse weather conditions continue in the region. Hence, from time to time it may be difficult to transport these search and rescue teams to the area,” he added.
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