A 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Turkey shook the central region of Syria – #7.9magnitude #earthquake #Turkey #shook #central #region #Syria
DIYARBAKIR, TurkeyFeb 6 (Reuters) – A 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey early on Monday, witnesses and broadcasters said. earthquake It was felt in Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria, buildings collapsed and residents were forced into snowy streets.
The German Geosciences Research Center (GFZ) near the city of Kahramanmaras in southern Turkey after the earthquake 10 km (6 miles) deep, and the EMSC monitoring service said the possibility of a tsunami risk was assessed.
According to a Reuters witness, earthquake lasted about a minute and shattered windows in Diyarbakir, 350 km (218 mi) to the east.
TRT and Habertürk TV channels showed images of people gathering around the destroyed building in Kahramanmaraş and searching for survivors.
Salih Ayhan, the governor of Sanliurfa province in the south-east of Turkey, on his Twitter account called the people who said “we have demolished the buildings” to move to safe places.
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Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) said the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.4 near Kahramanmaras and its larger city, Gaziantep, near the Syrian border.
Syrian state media reported that a large number of buildings were destroyed in Aleppo province, while a source in the Hama state service said several buildings were destroyed there.
Samer, a resident of Damascus, the capital of Syria, said, “Paintings fell from the walls in the house. “I woke up scared. Now we are all dressed and standing at the door.”
According to witnesses, people in Damascus, as well as in the Lebanese cities of Beirut and Tripoli, ran into the street on foot and got into their cars to get away from their buildings in case their buildings collapsed.
The area is regularly affected by strong earthquakes.
Turkey The head of the Red Cross Society said it was mobilizing resources for the region after receiving reports of serious damage and destroyed buildings and urged people to evacuate damaged homes.
Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru, Maya Gebeily in Beirut, Kinda Makie in Damascus, Jonathan Spicer in Istanbul and Humeyra Pamuk in Washington; Edited by Tom Hogue and Clarence Fernandez
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2023-02-06 07:23:42
Source – reuters
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