Primul cutremur s-a produs în timpul nopții și a fost urmat de zeci de replici puternice de până la 6,6.
După ora 10, chiar după ce președintele Recep Tayyip Erdogan terminase o conferință de presă în care anunța că numarul morților depășise 600, țara sa a fost zguduită de al doilea seism foarte puternic. El a informat că peste 5.000 de oameni sunt implicați în operațiunile de salvare. Președintele a spus că aproximativ 3.000 de clădiri s-au surpat.
06 February 2023, Syria, Idlib: Syrian civilians inspect a destroyed residential building following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Syria.,Image: 754402118, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no
Cutremurele au afectat puternic și Siria.
Cel puțin 1.504 de persoane au fost ucise în Turcia și Siria, iar alte mii au fost rănite, informează CNN.
În Siria, un total de cel puțin 592 de persoane au murit, majoritatea în regiunile Alep, Hama, Latakia și Tartus, potrivit agenției de știri de stat siriane SANA, care a raportat și 1.089 de răniți.
KAHRAMANMARAS, TURKIYE – FEBRUARY 06: Search and rescue efforts continue on collapsed building after 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Kahramanmaras, Turkiye on February 06, 2023. Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) of Turkiye said the 7.7 magnitude quake struck at 4.17 a.m. (0117GMT) and was centered in the Pazarcik district in Turkiye’s southern province of Kahramanmaras. Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay, and Kilis provinces are heavily affected by the quake. Okan Coskun / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM,Image: 754402650, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no
În Turcia a fost distrus și un castel vechi de 2.200 de ani, din patrimoniul UNESCO.
06 February 2023, Syria, Idlib: Syrian civilians and members of the White Helmets work to save people trapped beneath a destroyed building following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Syria.,Image: 754402036, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: noHATAY, TURKIYE – FEBRUARY 06: A view of demolished building after 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Hatay, Turkiye on February 06, 2023. Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) of Turkiye said the 7.7 magnitude quake struck at 4.17 a.m. (0117GMT) and was centered in the Pazarcik district in Turkiye’s southern province of Kahramanmaras. Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay, and Kilis provinces are heavily affected by the quake. Ercin Erturk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM,Image: 754408241, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: noHATAY, TURKIYE – FEBRUARY 06: An aerial view of debris of a collapsed building after 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Hatay, Turkiye on February 06, 2023. Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) of Turkiye said the 7.7 magnitude quake struck at 4.17 a.m. (0117GMT) and was centered in the Pazarcik district in Turkiye’s southern province of Kahramanmaras. Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay, and Kilis provinces are heavily affected by the quake. Ercin Erturk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM,Image: 754408227, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: noHATAY, TURKIYE – FEBRUARY 06: A view of demolished building after 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Hatay, Turkiye on February 06, 2023. Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) of Turkiye said the 7.7 magnitude quake struck at 4.17 a.m. (0117GMT) and was centered in the Pazarcik district in Turkiye’s southern province of Kahramanmaras. Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay, and Kilis provinces are heavily affected by the quake. Ercin Erturk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM,Image: 754408246, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no
