There was a massive and deadly earthquake that struck the Middle East region, impacting Turkey and Syria, and right now, we’re hearing that over 1.600 people have died – and that number is expected to climb by a lot. The New York Times is reporting that more than 1,600 people have been killed in Turkey and Syria, where two powerful earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks on Monday collapsed thousands of buildings and raised the specter of a new humanitarian disaster in a region already wracked by war, a refugee crisis and deep economic troubles.
The initial magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit at 4:17 a.m. local time, according to the United States Geological Survey, and was also felt in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel and Lebanon. A second, separate 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Turkey about nine hours later on Monday afternoon, the U.S.G.S. said.
The initial earthquake, centered near Gaziantep in south central Turkey, was the deadliest to hit the country in more than 20 years and was as strong as the tremor of 1939, the most powerful ever recorded in Turkey. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at least 912 people had been killed as search and rescue teams fanned out across the country.
About 700 people were also reported dead in northwestern Syria. The affected area stretches across several provinces and the front line between government-controlled areas on one side and areas under the control of the Turkish-backed opposition on another.
This is horrifying. These poor people.
There is nowhere to hide.
Terrifying footage of buildings collapsing around panicked people in the streets.
Now reports of a third, 6.0 MAG earthquake striking Göksun, Turkey in the last hour.pic.twitter.com/TG6fZT6Da9
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 6, 2023
It looks like the city was bombedpic.twitter.com/1BMpLH2NFL
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 6, 2023
7.8 pic.twitter.com/Qu8BuUnpe9
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 6, 2023
Almost 3,000 buildings had collapsed across Turkey alone after the initial quake, Mr. Erdogan said, and more than 5,000 people had been injured. “We do not know where the number of dead and injured can go,” he said.
What an apocalyptic nightmare.
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