[News] 7.8 Earthquake Turkey and Syria

[Zeberdi]

I shall definitely be making a donation for aid to this one as will many other many people round the World will be doing (probably through the Red Cross) - it looks very grim and the rescue efforts will be massive.

Measured 7.8 at 01:17 (UTC) followed by a large aftershock of 6.7 at 01:28 - if you click on the panoramic logo on the link you can see what the tremor trail is ( huge)

Latest Earthquakes

earthquake.usgs.gov

Incredible that President Zelenskyy even in the middle of a war is offering condolences and aid already.

 

[pb21]

Just seen some of the images, as you say it does look grim. Seems to have affected many towns and urban areas.

 

[Zeberdi]

Just seen some of the images, as you say it does look grim. Seems to have affected many towns and urban areas.

Yes, highly populated areas and death toll will likely be in the 1000’s - happened in the middle of the night when people were sleeping- horrible and very very sad

 

[Zeberdi]

Update - As far as Syria is concerned- refugee camps affected, snow storms, weakened and already damaged infrastructure and buildings from a decade of war - the impact is on civilian population there is critical.

 

[happypig]

BBC news reporting a second one, 7.5 magnitude

 

[Zeberdi]

BBC news reporting a second one, 7.5 magnitude

That’s not good - an aftershock (looks in the same location) and shallower than the initial one so more tremors presumably

Correction - confirmed as a separate earthquake ( not an aftershock) on another fracture apparently.

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jlqa/executive

 

[Thunder Bolt]

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Correction to the above. Apparently, the rescuers are Syrian, but it is still miraculous the child survived.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Terrible news and I hope our government is doing everything it can to provide whatever assistance it can

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/spo...rmer-newcastle-united-star-christian-26168003

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Spoke to my friend this morning who's in Israel at the moment. They felt it in Tel Aviv

 

[Zeberdi]

If anyone feels like donating a few quid for support there’s a Red Cross Appeal here (in conjunction with the Turkish Red Crescent & Syrian Arab Red Crescent ) under the umbrella of the International Red Cross.

Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal

Donate to the Turkey-Syria earthquake appeal and help us provide vital aid and support to people affected by the earthquakes.

donate.redcross.org.uk

 

[Motogull]

This is heartbreaking.

I recall watching some boffin a few years ago effectively saying it was only a matter of time before a big one hit Istanbul.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

We experienced a 6.3 quake at the top of the south island in NZ a few years back thankfully no injuries or damage,it was mid afternoon but no warning just a rumble that got louder and louder and to see things rocking around where we were staying is like nothing else we have experienced. We see the pictures from Ukraine and WMD,s but they are nothing compared to the power of mother nature.

 

[Zeberdi]

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/spo...rmer-newcastle-united-star-christian-26168003

This is very good news at least

Christian Atsu ‘successfully rescued’ from Turkey earthquake rubble

The Ghana Football Association confirmed the update after the former Premier League footballer had been trapped under a collapsed building

www.independent.co.uk

Christian Atsu rescued from rubble and recovering in hospital

 

[SK1NT]

Nature can be a ****. Such sad scenes... this one choked me

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/645...e29d0804caa552cb12dd00&pinned_post_type=share

 

[Zeberdi]

Nature can be a ****.

Agreed - heartbreaking

Situation in Syria is dire and made worse by Assad and Russia having closed the only possible access by road to deliver rescue workers and aid:
“This is truly a nightmare scenario—a catastrophic natural disaster strikes one of the world’s most vulnerable populations, leaving thousands of leveled buildings and thousands of casualties amid bitter winter weather, and not a single route is open for aid.”

Syria’s Earthquake Victims Are Trapped by Assad

Russia left the war-torn region with only a single border crossing—and it’s no longer open for aid.

foreignpolicy.com

And I just couldn’t believe that Assad was bombing earthquake-hit opposition held enclaves literally within hours of the earthquake - what a monumental fcukwit he is

UK condemns Syrian regime's 'heinous' bombing of rebel town after earthquake

Attack came as locals tried to rescue those trapped beneath collapsed buildings

www.thenationalnews.com

 

[Seagull27]

We experienced a 6.3 quake at the top of the south island in NZ a few years back thankfully no injuries or damage,it was mid afternoon but no warning just a rumble that got louder and louder and to see things rocking around where we were staying is like nothing else we have experienced. We see the pictures from Ukraine and WMD,s but they are nothing compared to the power of mother nature.

I was in Greece a year or so ago for a 6.0 quake and it was pretty disconcerting (especially as I was on the toilet at the time), although no buildings near us were damaged.

Worth remembering though that the Richter scale is exponential - so I can't imagine how terrifying a 7.8 shake must be.

Some of the scenes from Turkey & Syria are heartbreaking.

 

[Robinjakarta]

I was in Greece a year or so ago for a 6.0 quake and it was pretty disconcerting (especially as I was on the toilet at the time), although no buildings near us were damaged.

Worth remembering though that the Richter scale is exponential - so I can't imagine how terrifying a 7.8 shake must be.

Some of the scenes from Turkey & Syria are heartbreaking.

I was in Izmir when the 2020 7.0 earthquake off Samos hit with serious damage in some parts of the city though not where I was. Scary as were hundreds of aftershocks for several days afterwards.

 

[Live by the sea]

Terrible scenes . I have some friends currently on vacation in Eilat and they felt it even there .