New Delhi: Earthquake has caused devastation in Turkey. Five earthquakes in 24 hours have disrupted life. People have been forced to live outside their homes on the roads amid the snow. Dead bodies are being recovered from the rubble every second minute. Incidents of entire families dying are coming to light. More than 4800 deaths have been reported in Turkey and Syria so far. The WHO has expressed fear that the death toll will increase. WHO has expressed fear of 8 times i.e. 20 thousand deaths. The mayhem started on Monday. A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Malask at 4.17 hours on Monday and hundreds of people were crushed to death under the roofs of their houses in their sleep.
- First Earthquake: Magnitude 7.8 at 4:17 am
- Another earthquake : Magnitude 6.7 at 4:28 hours after 11 minutes
- The third earthquake: Magnitude 5.6 at 4:49 hours after 19 minutes
- Second day-fourth earthquake: Magnitude 5.9 in the morning
- The fifth earthquake: Magnitude 5.4 in the afternoon
Turkey is still reeling from the earthquake. Earthquake tremors have been felt for the fifth time till Tuesday afternoon. The magnitude of which has been measured at 5.4. While the magnitude of the fourth tremor on Tuesday morning was 5.9. Earlier on Monday, three strong earthquake shocks were felt in Turkey. The first of these earthquakes struck at 4 am with a magnitude of 7.8. It caused the most destruction. After that there were earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and 6. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake was followed by 77 aftershocks. One of these tremors had a magnitude of 7.5. While the intensity of three tremors was more than 6.0. 3,381 people have lost their lives in Turkey in the last 24 hours. Along with this, strong earthquake shocks were also felt in Syria. Syria also has more than 1500 deaths in 24 hours while 4 thousand people are injured. 4890 people have died in Turkey-Syria so far. 7 days of national mourning has been announced in Turkey.
An earthquake occurred in Turkey on Monday morning at 4.17 am. Its depth was 17.9 kilometers underground. The epicenter of the earthquake was near Gaziantep. It is located 90 km from Syria border. In such a situation, many cities in Syria felt strong earthquake shocks. This is said to be the most powerful earthquake in Turkey in 100 years. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake was followed by 77 aftershocks. One of these tremors had a magnitude of 7.5. While one aftershock was of magnitude 6.0. All these tremors were centered within a radius of 80 km from Gaziantep.
in Turkey and Syria Thousands of buildings collapsed like cards
Scenes of devastation are being seen in Turkey and Syria after Monday’s earthquake. So far 4360 people have lost their lives in both the countries. The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.8. The tremors of the earthquake were so strong that thousands of buildings collapsed like cards. The Turkish administration says that 5,606 buildings have collapsed so far. The same scene of devastation has been witnessed in Syria.
Over 15000 injured
So far 4360 people have lost their lives in Turkey and Syria. While more than 15000 people have been injured. More than 5600 buildings have collapsed in Turkey due to the earthquake. 2900 people are reported to have been killed in Turkey alone. While in Syria, 711 people were killed in government-controlled areas and 740 in rebel-held areas. 3531 people are injured in Syria while 14483 people are injured in Turkey.
Difficulty in rescue operations due to bad weather
Turkey’s health minister said the weather and the disaster area were posing challenges for rescue teams. Even the rescue team’s helicopters cannot fly due to bad weather. Not only this, there has been heavy snowfall in many areas of Turkey and Syria recently. Due to which the temperature has also decreased.
Why do earthquakes happen so often in Turkey?
Most of Turkey lies on the Anatolian Plate. To the east of this plate is the East Anatolian Fault. The transformer on the left is faulty. which joins the Arabian plate. To the south and southwest is the African Plate. Whereas, to the north is the Eurasian Plate, which is connected to the North Anatolian Fault Zone. The Anatolian Tectonic Plate is moving clockwise The Anatolian Tectonic Plate is moving counterclockwise under Turkey. ie anti-clockwise direction. Also the Arabian plate is pushing it. Now when the Arabian plate pushes the rotating Anatolian plate, it collides with the Eurasian plate. Then comes the strong shock of the earthquake.