Turkey earthquake

A powerful earthquake has struck in south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, killing more than 500 people as they slept and trapping many others.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: France, Germany, Israel, and the US have also pledged to help. We need the international community to do something, to help us, to support us. The UK has said it will send 76 specialists, equipment and rescue dogs. The country's worst earthquake disaster was in 1939 when 33,000 people died in Turkey's eastern Erzincan province. Thousands of buildings across both the countries have collapsed, and several videos show the moment they fell, as onlookers ran for cover. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. Survivors said it took two minutes for the shaking to stop. There have been dozens of fatalities reported in rebel-held areas. If you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the "We're still feeling regular after-shocks... The second quake - triggered by the first - had a magnitude of 7.5, and its epicentre was in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras province.

In the early hours of Monday 6 February 2023, a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Turkey's border with northern Syria.

Even before the earthquake, the situation in the region was already bad with 80% of people living in poverty. CAFOD's local experts are already on the ground and assessing the needs of those affected by the earthquake. Millions of people across Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus and Israel felt the earthquake.

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighbouring Syria on Monday, killing more than 2600 people and injuring thousands more ...

The vast majority were for Turkey, with Russian and even an Israeli promise of help to the Syrian government, but it was not clear if any would go to the devastated rebel-held pocket in the northwest. The area is packed with some 4 million people displaced from other parts of the country by the war. In the country's rebel-held northwest, groups that operate there said the death toll was at least 450, with many hundreds injured. Turkey, meanwhile, is home to millions of refugees from the civil war. Residents jolted out of sleep by the pre-dawn quake rushed outside in the rain and snow to escape falling debris, while those who were trapped cried for help. The men picked up rubble and threw it elsewhere in a tedious process.

Fears grow for former Chelsea, Everton and Newcastle winger Christian Atsu, who has been missing since the disaster that claimed thousands of lives.

Kwarteng runs a foundation in Ghana that helps former prisoners convicted of petty crimes to be reintegrated into society after their release from jail. Hours later, a second 7.5 magnitude jolt, which was possibly an aftershock, struck more than 100 kilometres away from the epicentre of the earthquake and caused more destruction. Atsu’s Hatayspor club is based in the southern city of Antakya. “The news is not true. “Thank you very much to everyone who called and asked,' the midfielder wrote. He impressed at St James Park, scoring five goals in 32 appearances to earn a permanent move.

The earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday has leveled Gaziantep Castle, a historic site and tourist attraction in southeastern Turkey.

In some bastions, large cracks were observed," the report said. and expanded over time. The retaining wall next to the castle also collapsed.

A powerful earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, killing more than 3400 people and injuring thousands more.

President Biden issued a message saying he was "deeply saddened by the loss of life and devastation" in Turkey and Syria. Monday's earthquake was one of the country's worst disasters in decades. "Full solidarity with our Ally Türkiye in the aftermath of this terrible earthquake," Stoltenberg posted on his Twitter account. The U.S. Since then, at least 15 of the quakes have been magnitude 5.0 or greater, and two have been at 6.0 or more, the USGS says. are also responding to the earthquake emergency there. [more than 200 flights](https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/istanbul/over-200-flights-cancelled-in-istanbul-due-to-expected-snowstorm) for Sunday and Monday because of expected conditions. The tweet also offered emergency response support. More than 3 million residents of the area are food insecure. Groups in the rebel-held northwest say the death toll is at least 450. The first quake was the largest: a 7.8 magnitude temblor that hit at 4:17 a.m. Hundreds of families are still trapped, according to rescue workers.

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighbouring Syria on Monday, killing more than 3400 people and injuring thousands more ...

The vast majority were for Turkey, with Russian and even an Israeli promise of help to the Syrian government, but it was not clear if any would go to the devastated rebel-held pocket in the northwest. The area is packed with some 4 million people displaced from other parts of the country by the war. In the country's rebel-held northwest, groups that operate there said the death toll was at least 450, with many hundreds injured. Turkey, meanwhile, is home to millions of refugees from the civil war. Residents jolted out of sleep by the pre-dawn quake rushed outside in the rain and snow to escape falling debris, while those who were trapped cried for help. The men picked up rubble and threw it elsewhere in a tedious process.

As people flee with the ground rumbling around them, a tall building pancakes, during the sequence of earthquakes that has devastated parts of Turkey and ...

It was the worst in Turkey since a 1939 earthquake that killed about 33,000 people. Speaking before the second quake, he said it was impossible to speculate about the final death toll. They killed thousands of people, and left scores homeless in the cold weather. * [Watch: Turkish reporter goes to the aid of young girl as powerful aftershock hits live on air](https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/middle-east/300800849/watch-turkish-reporter-goes-to-the-aid-of-young-girl-as-powerful-aftershock-hits-live-on-air?rm=a) [reporter going to the aid of a girl as an aftershock hit while on air](https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/middle-east/300800849/watch-turkish-reporter-goes-to-the-aid-of-young-girl-as-powerful-aftershock-hits-live-on-air).

More than 1,000 people have been reported dead so far in northern Syria following the quake. Emergency rescue teams said many buildings are damaged or destroyed ...

Dozens of other nations have promised help, including the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar. However, BBC Monitoring's Hesham Shawish, a Middle East specialist, says this is not enough to deal with the scale of the destruction. Another said some of his relatives were trapped under the rubble. It may also take some time for international aid to arrive. Twelve hours later, a second quake, which was nearly as large, struck 130km (80 miles) to the north. " There's no one to rescue them.

A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake followed by another strong quake devastated wide swaths of Turkey and Syria Monday, killing thousands of people.

They included “pancake” collapses, where upper floors of a building fall straight down onto the lower floors — a sign that the buildings couldn’t absorb the shaking, Jaiswal said. While new buildings in cities like Istanbul were designed with modern earthquake standards in mind, this area of southern Turkey has many older high-rise buildings, Jaiswal said. “We expect aftershocks to continue in the coming days, weeks and months.” In 1999, a 7.4 magnitude quake struck near Istanbul and killed an estimated 18,000 people. In the first 11 hours, the region had felt 13 significant aftershocks with a magnitude of at least 5, said Alex Hatem, a USGS research geologist. Though scientists were studying whether that was an aftershock, they agreed that the two quakes are related.

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighbouring Syria on Monday, killing more than 3400 people and injuring thousands more ...

In the rebel-held enclave, hundreds of families remained trapped in rubble, the opposition emergency organisation known as the White Helmets said in a statement. Tens of thousands who were left homeless in Turkey and Syria faced a night in the cold. Turkey, meanwhile, is home to millions of refugees from the civil war. ... They were on the 12th floor," Imran Bahur wept by her destroyed apartment building in the Turkish city of Adana on Monday (local time). The White House said it was sending search-and-rescue teams to support Turkey’s efforts. Workers carefully pulled away slabs of concrete and reached for bodies as desperate families waited for news of loved ones.

A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake followed by another strong quake devastated wide swaths of Turkey and Syria, killing thousands of people.

They included “pancake” collapses, where upper floors of a building fall straight down onto the lower floors — a sign that the buildings couldn't absorb the shaking, Jaiswal said. While new buildings in cities like Istanbul were designed with modern earthquake standards in mind, this area of southern Turkey has many older high-rise buildings, Jaiswal said. “We expect aftershocks to continue in the coming days, weeks and months.” In 1999, a 7.4 magnitude quake struck near Istanbul and killed an estimated 18,000 people. In the first 11 hours, the region had felt 13 significant aftershocks with a magnitude of at least 5, said Alex Hatem, a USGS research geologist. Though scientists were studying whether that was an aftershock, they agreed that the two quakes are related.

Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced the financial assistance this afternoon and indicated more could be provided if necessary. “Aotearoa New Zealand is ...

Our thoughts are with the families and loved ones affected,” Mahuta said. Albanese also spoke of the earthquake and confirmed Australia would contribute $10m in humanitarian support. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said all Kiwis in Turkey are urged to follow the advice of local authorities and register their details on the The $1.5m, of which two-thirds would support Turkey’s response and one-third is for Syria’s, would support teams from the Turkish Red Crescent and Syrian Arab Red Crescent to deliver essential relief items such as food supplies, tents and blankets, medical assistance and psychological support. “Aotearoa New Zealand is deeply saddened by the loss of life and devastation caused by these earthquakes. New Zealand is contributing $1.5 million to assist in the humanitarian response to a devastating

Turkey and Syria's buildings have always been vulnerable to earthquakes – war has made things worse.

That means that people who are trapped in the rubble, who might be rescued, could well freeze to death. A Magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit south-eastern Turkey and parts of Syria in the early hours of the morning of 6 February. Today’s earthquake penetrated into Syria’s north-western regions with reports of buildings collapsing in Aleppo and Idlib. This is because the majority of existing buildings are low-rise brick masonry structures, constructed very close to each other. “This wasn’t a surprise,” says Puskulcu who was touring the cities of Adana, Tarsus, Mersin and west Turkey last week, delivering workshops on public earthquake awareness. The later Magnitude-7.5 event was around 4km south-east of Ekinözü in the Kahramanmaraş province.

The magnitude 7.8 quake which hit before sunrise in bitter winter weather, was followed in the early afternoon by another large quake of magnitude 7.7.

The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at a depth of 17.9 km. "It was like the apocalypse," said Abdul Salam al-Mahmoud, a Syrian in the northern town of Atareb. In the Syrian rebel-held northwest, a United Nations spokesperson said 480 people had died. Syrian state television showed rescue teams searching for survivors in heavy rain and sleet. In Izmir, drone footage showed rescue workers stood atop a hill of rubble where a building once stood, working to lift slabs of masonry. In Turkey, the death toll stood at 1762, Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said, and 12,068 people were recorded as injured. Occasionally they raised their hands and called for quiet, listening for sounds of life. Are you wearing pink? Not a single one came out. "What colour are you wearing? Abdul Salam al Mahmoud, a Syrian in the town of Atareb, said it felt "like the apocalypse". There were nine of us at home.

A Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade says there's no word of any Kiwis being caught in the quake damage as NZ offers finanicial help.

A week of mourning was declared in Turkey. Our thoughts are with those affected.” * A Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Mfat) spokesperson said on Tuesday there was no information so far to suggest New Zealanders had been affected by the earthquakes. There are 29 New Zealanders registered in Turkey and one in Syria, as the search for survivors continues after a New Zealand is giving $1.5 million to help in the wake of the Turkey-Syria earthquake.

Ankara calls for international assistance after biggest quake in more than 80 years causes huge destruction.

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More than 4800 people are confirmed dead in the quake that struck northern Syria and Turkey.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: France, Germany, Israel and the US have also pledged to help. The UK has said it will send 76 specialists, equipment and rescue dogs. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. How are we going to save them? If you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the They're saying, 'Save us,' but we can't save them. At least 1,400 people are now known to have been killed in Syria, where millions of refugees live in camps on the Turkish border. As dawn broke on Tuesday, traffic was at a standstill on the main highway to the Turkish city of Maras, close to the epicentre of the quake and believed to be one of the worst-affected areas. Few rescuers have made it to this part of southern Turkey yet and everyone is trying to get there as fast as they can to assess the damage and give vital help. Rescuers are battling heavy rain and snow as they race against the clock to find survivors of a devastating earthquake in south-east Turkey. More than 4,800 people were killed and 15,000 injured in Turkey and over the border in Syria when the quake struck in the early hours of Monday.

At least 2921 have died in Turkey, while Syria toll stands at 1444; WHO says deaths could pass 20000.

More than 10 search and rescue teams from the European Union have been mobilised to help with the recovery, a spokesperson for the European Commission said. The IPCR arrangements strengthen the EU’s ability to take rapid decisions when facing major cross-sectoral crises requiring a response at the EU level. US President Joe Biden spoke with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to offer condolences and reaffirm Washington’s readiness to assist in rescue efforts, the White House said. Syria’s envoy to the UN said Monday that aid sent after the earthquake will reach all its population, even though Damascus does not control all of its territory. “We always see the same thing with earthquakes, unfortunately, which is that the initial reports of the numbers of people who have died or who have been injured will increase quite significantly in the week that follows,” Smallwood added. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said preliminary data showed the second large quake measured 7.7 magnitude, and was 67km (42 miles) north-east of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, at a depth of 2km. Asked if aid donated to Syria – some areas are held by rebels – would reach all of the population, Syria’s UN envoy Bassam Sabbagh said it would. In 1999, when a tremor of similar magnitude hit the heavily populated eastern Marmara Sea region near Istanbul, it killed more than 17,000. Thousands more are injured, and the death toll is expected to rise. The first quake struck as people slept, and measured magnitude 7.8, one of the most powerful quakes in the region in at least a century. You can get in touch with me directly on Twitter Survivors are being evacuated by military plane to areas where hospitals have greater capacity.