Turkey earthquake

A LONG a road that snakes through the pine-covered hills north of Nurdagi, one of the towns devastated by the earthquake that struck Turkey in early February, bulldozers claw into the ground, clearing the way for new public housing. Once completed, the homes will accommodate some 450 displaced families. But much more will be needed. The tremors brought down over a thousand buildings across Nurdagi. The remainder are too damaged to remain standing. Not a single one of the larger buildings is safe, says a local official. Before it can rise again, the town as a whole, home to 40,000 people on the eve of the quake, will have to be torn down. “We will rebuild from the ground up,” Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pledged when he toured the disaster zone in February. “Give us a year.” Two months later, a fair share of the 200m tonnes of rubble that covered the area has been removed, and construction has begun on the outskirts of some towns, a drive across the region reveals. But the looming challenge is more daunting than Mr Erdogan suggests. Assuming he survives the coming presidential elections, scheduled for May 14th, Turkey’s leader will need much more than a year, and plenty of outside assistance, to make good on his promise. Across 110,000 square kilometres, an area roughly the size of Bulgaria, over 300,000 buildings have been destroyed, damaged beyond repair, or are slated for demolition. More than 50,000 people are dead, and another 3m have been displaced. A rec...

M6.3 earthquake aftershock hits Turkey, by Syrian border : Short Wave Monday another earthquake struck southeastern Turkey, near the Syrian border. This time, the quake registered as a It made us wonder: What are aftershocks? And how long will people in Turkey and neighboring countries like Syria have to endure aftershocks while piecing their lives back together? Days? Years? For answers, we turned to earthquake geologist A 6.4-magnitude quake hit the Hatay province in southern Turkey, in Antakya, on February 21 — two weeks after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep, Turkey, in the early hours of February 6, followed by another 7.5-magnitude tremor shortly thereafter. The initial quakes caused widespread destruction in southern Turkey and northern Syria and has killed more than 44,000 people. Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images A 6.4-magnitude quake hit the Hatay province in southern Turkey, in Antakya, on February 21 — two weeks after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep, Turkey, in the early hours of February 6, followed by another 7.5-magnitude tremor shortly thereafter. The initial quakes caused widespread destruction in southern Turkey and northern Syria and has killed more than 44,000 people. Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images Monday another earthquake struck southeastern Turkey, near the Syrian border. This time, the quake registered as a A magnitude 6.3 is It made us wonder: What ...

Follow Tuesday's Rescue teams worked frantically through the night into Tuesday after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey and war-torn northern Syria on Monday morning, crumbling buildings and killing more than 4,000 people, The Associated Press reported. Turkish and Syrian officials have said they expect the death toll to climb, as they called on governments and international agencies to provide help. Many countries, in turn, have raced to deploy rescue teams, aid and equipment. In Turkey alone, more than 5,600 buildings were destroyed, The Associated Press reported. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said 224 buildings in northwestern Syrian were destroyed and at least 325 were damaged, including aid warehouses. The U.N. had been assisting 2.7 million people each month via cross-border deliveries, which could now be disrupted. Dozens of countries and international organizations have rushed to dispatch aid, personnel and equipment to help the rescue efforts in quake-stricken areas of Turkey and Syria. Here's a glance at what's being provided so far: Search and rescue teams wait at the Cologne/Bonn Airport in Germany before departing to Turkey. Federico Gambarini/picture alliance via Getty Images • The U.S. is coordinating to send immediate assistance to NATO-member Turkey, including teams to support search and rescue efforts. U.S.-supported humanitarian partners are also responding to the destruction in Syria. Nearly 100 Los Angeles County firefighter...

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Gaziantep Castle, a historic site and tourist attraction in southeastern Turkey, sustained significant damage in Monday's earthquake. Mehmet Akif Parlak/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Follow our digital live coverage for the latest earthquake updates. Monday's earthquake all but destroyed a 2,000-year-old castle in southeastern Turkey, according to state and local reports. Gaziantep Castle — located in the heart of the city closest to the quake's epicenter — The earthquake struck near the city of Gaziantep early Monday morning, damaging buildings including the historic castle. Mehmet Akif Parlak/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images "Some of the bastions in the east, south and south-east parts of the historical Gaziantep Castle in the central Şahinbey district were destroyed by the earthquake; the debris was scattered on the road," the outlet said, in reports cited by "The iron railings around the court were scattered on the surrounding sidewalks," it added. "The retaining wall next to the castle also collapsed. In some bastions, large cracks were observed after the earthquake."