Earthquake in Turkey & Syria: Images of before and after

Earthquake in Turkey & Syria: Images of before and after reveals scale of the devastation

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07th Feb, 2023. 03:56 pm
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The first 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck early in the morning.
As the buildings began to tremble, many people ran into the streets.
Over 5000 people lost their lives.

Two massive earthquakes and a series of aftershocks struck Turkey, Syria, and the surrounding region, killing over 5000 people and wreaking havoc.

Where were the earthquakes?

The first 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck early in the morning near the city of Gaziantep in southern Turkey. A similar-sized quake occurred 60 miles (100 kilometers) to the north, while people were still looking for survivors in the rubble.

The vibrations were so powerful that they took down tower blocks and other buildings in northern Syria and were felt as far away as Cyprus and Lebanon.

The epicenter of the first earthquake was near Gaziantep, a city of about two million inhabitants. As the buildings began to tremble, many people ran into the streets.

The city’s castle, which has stood for over 2,000 years, has also suffered significant damage. During the Roman Empire, the hilltop castle was constructed. It was most recently utilized as a museum.

The historic Yeni Camii mosque in Malatya, which is more than 100 miles from the epicentre, was severely damaged. Its domes crumbled, exposing it to the winter sky. The mosque was destroyed by a massive earthquake in 1894 and then damaged again by another quake in 1964.

Buildings and docks were destroyed in the Mediterranean port city of Iskenderun, Hatay province.

Building collapses killed over 810 persons in Syria. The earthquake has severely devastated Aleppo’s mediaeval citadel, which has been wrecked by a decade of fighting.

A big block of residential and commercial buildings in the village of Besnaya – Bseineh was reduced to rubble.