| Earthquake 17:57 - Feb 7 with 1337 views | HARRY10 |
The number of deaths continue to rise, though that alone should not be any real measure of the horror. Every death is a tragedy.
Many face the stark choice of seeking refuge in buildings that may be subject to aftershock or face trying to survive outdoors in sub zero temperatures at night
I doubt we will know the full magnitude of the devastation for many days yet
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| Earthquake on 18:02 - Feb 7 with 1306 views | Guthrum |
If ever. Much of the worst devastation in Syria is in regions not under the control of Damascus, which may well hamper rescue efforts, let alone the collating of accurate data.
Hence why the casualty figure for that country is well below Turkey's. |  |
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| Earthquake on 19:10 - Feb 7 with 1199 views | Wacko |
| Earthquake on 18:02 - Feb 7 by Guthrum |
If ever. Much of the worst devastation in Syria is in regions not under the control of Damascus, which may well hamper rescue efforts, let alone the collating of accurate data.
Hence why the casualty figure for that country is well below Turkey's. |
But the majority of that part of Syria is occupied by Turkey so the rescue efforts can quite easily continue over the border | |
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| Earthquake on 18:33 - Feb 8 with 1074 views | HARRY10 |
"Anger is growing in Turkey that poor enforcement of building regulations contributed to the collapse of many buildings in Monday's earthquakes, leading to the soaring death toll (12,000 plus)
But periodic "construction amnesties", which offer legal exemption to those structures built without the required safety certificates for a stated fee, have contributed to the recent catastrophe, experts suggest"
Removing regulation | | | |
| Earthquake on 18:43 - Feb 8 with 1049 views | BlueForYou |
What a mess that whole region is. Large parts of Syria already destroyed by the fighting, now this earthquake, plus half of Ukraine destroyed by Russia. That's one hell of a rebuild effort. Not to mention the humanitarian effort. |  | | |
| Earthquake on 19:27 - Feb 8 with 996 views | ronnyd |
| Earthquake on 18:43 - Feb 8 by BlueForYou |
What a mess that whole region is. Large parts of Syria already destroyed by the fighting, now this earthquake, plus half of Ukraine destroyed by Russia. That's one hell of a rebuild effort. Not to mention the humanitarian effort. |
This is no way intended to minimise the seriousness of the event, but in the case of Aleppo, it must be very difficult to ascertain the new damage from the quake from the civil war damage. | | | |
| Earthquake on 19:53 - Feb 8 with 973 views | HARRY10 |
| Earthquake on 19:27 - Feb 8 by ronnyd |
This is no way intended to minimise the seriousness of the event, but in the case of Aleppo, it must be very difficult to ascertain the new damage from the quake from the civil war damage. |
The irony there being that with so many in that part of Syria living in tents, many will have survived - though the cause of those people having to survive in tents is the very reason aid is not getting through. | | | |
| Earthquake on 15:55 - Feb 12 with 722 views | HARRY10 |
"Turkish authorities have issued more than 100 arrest warrants over collapsed buildings, amid warnings that the death toll from the earthquake that struck parts of Turkey and Syria could double from the current tally of 33,000.
State media reported that at least 12 people were in custody, including contractors, architects and engineers connected to some of the tens of thousands of buildings destroyed "
hmm
"the arrests are likely to be seen as an attempt by the president, Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan, who faces tough elections in May, to deflect blame"
What ever the cause, the figures being quoted are truly horrific. Any death etc ..... but if the above is correct it could be up to 70,000
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/12/turkey-arrests-building-contractor [Post edited 12 Feb 2023 15:58]
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| Earthquake on 16:10 - Feb 13 with 580 views | Eireannach_gorm |
Impressive and dangerous work.
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