Hundreds of injured after 6.2 near Istanbul
AdvertisementThe 6.2 earthquake rocked Istanbul and other cities and provinces in Northwest Turkey on Wednesday. According to Turkish authorities, there is no registration or severe damage of deadly victims.
At least 236 people are injured and treated. According to the authorities, most wounds are the result of trying to jump from panic attacks and buildings.
Istanbul is considered the highest city for a major earthquake. Experts warn that by 2030, the city is likely to suffer 64% 74%.
According to the United States Geological Service (USGS), the earthquake was 10 kilometers deep. The centerpiece is located in the Marmara Sea, about 40 kilometers southwest from the high population city of Turkey.
The shake was felt in the coastal city of Ismir, about 550 kilometers south of the neighboring provinces of Techrtak, Yalova, Parsa and Balikesir and Istanbul.
Home Minister Yerlika said that the earthquake lasted about 13 seconds, followed by more than a hundred copies, reaching 5.9.
On Wednesday, during a vacation, the earthquake occurred at 12:49 (local time) when many children played on the streets of Istanbul. Residents, in a panic, ran away from home to the street.
“We were taking breakfast and first, we felt a small earthquake. Then, when we went to Washpasin to update, I saw everything shaking,” the resident of Istanbul told Eurnee.
Officials asked the public to avoid entering the damaged buildings, and the sports pavilions and mosques were open to anyone who did not want to spend the night at home. Officials asked the public to stay outside because of copies.
“We are lucky to live in an apartment built on a basement. This is safe. But, we decided to wait a little more. When we feel safe, we will go home and God will prefer,” said another Istanbul resident.
According to the Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Murad Kuram, the authorities have received 378 announcements about “structural damage” in various buildings.
Authorities say that only one building – the long -standed abandoned structure in the historic Fiveh neighborhood – collapsed.
“Thanks to God and there seems to be problems right now,” President Rezep Tai Erdogan said at an event that refers to the holiday of National Sovereignty and Children’s Day.
“May God protect all kinds of disasters, disasters, accidents and problems,” Erdogan added.
Turkey is passed by two major defects and earthquakes are frequent.
AdvertisementOn February 6, 2023, the 7.8 magnitude earthquake and the second strong tremor killed more than 53,000 people in the country and destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of buildings from 11 southern and southeastern provinces. Another 6,000 people died in the north of neighboring Syria.
In an attempt to avoid the damage to the future earthquake, the national government and the local administration have launched urban reconstruction programs, beginning to strengthen buildings in danger and launch demolition campaigns.
