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Turkey Earthquake

November 10, 2011 by · Comments Off on Turkey Earthquake 

Turkey Earthquake, A 5.7-magnitude earthquake has caused a six-storey hotel and other buildings to collapse in eastern Turkey, trapping people inside, according to media reports, two weeks after a strong quake in the region killed around 600 people.

State-run TRT television said the quake brought down the hotel as well as some buildings that had been damaged in the earlier quake in the province of Van. TV footage showed residents and rescuers trying to lift debris to evacuate people believed to be trapped under the hotel in Van’s provincial capital.

Sky Turk television said the hotel was being used by journalists and aid workers who were in the city. It was not known how many people were trapped inside. At least one person was brought out of the building alive, NTV television said.

The US Geological Survey said the earthquake measured 5.7-magnitude. NTV television said rescue teams were being sent to the region from the capital Ankara and other areas, a week after workers had begun clearing debris from the earlier quake.

About 1,400 aftershocks have rocked the region since the 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit the province on 23 October. Many residents had been living in tents, despite the cold, too afraid to return to their homes. At least 2,000 buildings were destroyed in the stronger quake and authorities declared another 3,700 buildings unfit for habitation.

Turkey earthquake Rescue

October 25, 2011 by · Comments Off on Turkey earthquake Rescue 

Turkey earthquakeTurkey earthquake, Rescue teams in eastern Turkey are working furiously to get more survivors among the rubble of dozens of collapsed buildings after an earthquake in which at least 279 people died and hundreds of others injured or trapped.

There was a growing concern for tens of thousands of people forced to spend the night outdoors in near-freezing temperatures in the mountainous region of Van, as their damaged houses were shaken by a series of aftershocks.

“It’s very urgent,” said Hakki Erskoy, a manager of disaster for the Turkish Red Crescent, adding that his organization was dealing with 40,000 people homeless, adding. “Right now, we face a race against time to provide shelter to people.”

7.2 magnitude earthquake on Sunday was the most serious effect on Erci?, a city of about 75,000 people, where an estimated 80 buildings collapsed.

The provincial capital, Van, about 60 miles south, experienced significant damage as well, and the situation was bad in many villages around. According to the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who visited the region by helicopter, almost all adobe houses had collapsed.

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