Jesus christ. You're not wrong though. Lots of people unaccounted for will end up being dead, and many more will be dying in the coming days, from starvation, dehydration, illness and injuries.
Fuck.
Breaking News Large earthquake in Turkey/Syria.
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Fuck.
PsihoKekec
Swashbuckling Accountant
The earthquake happened at 4.17 AM, when most people were still asleep, so in most collapsed buildings all occupants are under rubble. Worse, it's winter, so people who are still alive under rubble will mostly perish from hypothermia during the night.
Oh geez.
I hope the rescue teams get working quickly
PsihoKekec
Swashbuckling Accountant
They are working as fast as humans can, but many of these buildings are concrete, which are much harder to break through than brick buildings.
Not just that, but it was raining in a lot of the area when this happened, so people were wet and cold, not just cold, and there is real risks of landslides and such for a while.
Knowledgeispower
Ah I love the smell of missile spam in the morning
Well the base we have just 124 miles from the epicenter is mostly intact so that's probably going to be a huge help for relief efforts. If nothing else a runway or two plus a fully online source of water, power, and medical help will be useful
Zyobot
Just a time-traveling robot stranded on Earth.
Well, since people mention the Aleppo Citadel:
news.yahoo.com
But yeah, condolences to the victims and prayers for the survivors to make the best recoveries possible. 🙏
Quake damages ancient citadel in Syria's Aleppo
Several of Syria's archaeological sites including a famed citadel in the northern city of Aleppo were damaged in a deadly pre-dawn earthquake Monday, the country's antiquities authority said. Parts of the dome of the minaret of the Ayyubid mosque inside the citadel fell off, while the entrance...
But yeah, condolences to the victims and prayers for the survivors to make the best recoveries possible. 🙏
PsihoKekec
Swashbuckling Accountant
Reading about it, it looks like the damage to Aleppo citadel is not as extensive as it was during the previous mayor earthquake that hit the city, two hundred years ago.
That's good
Isn't it nice when everyone comes together.
Um well you know this. Great Rift Valley - New World Encyclopedia
Some crazy images from the Earthquake apparently.
Teams from Armenia and pictured here, Greece are also working in Turkey.
Ukraine is sending almost ninety rescuers in multiple planes as well.
english.alarabiya.net
Over seventy countries including Sweden, the Taliban in Afghanistan, and so forth are sending aid and/or rescue teams as well.
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www.reuters.com
Teams from Armenia and pictured here, Greece are also working in Turkey.
Ukraine is sending almost ninety rescuers in multiple planes as well.
Ukraine says sending 87 rescuers to Turkey after earthquake
Ukraine said Tuesday that it would send a team of several dozen rescue workers to Turkey after an earthquake left thousands dead there and in neighboring
Over seventy countries including Sweden, the Taliban in Afghanistan, and so forth are sending aid and/or rescue teams as well.
Factbox: Turkey, Syria quake: international support and offers of aid
Governments and international organisations from around the world have responded with offers of support after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria.
www.reuters.com
Over fifteen thousand dead estimated, over some sixty two thousand wounded and 23 million affected in the Turkey-Syrian Earthquake.
www.middleeasteye.net
Live: Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll passes 15,000
At least 23 million people affected as buildings levelled across Turkey's south and Syria's northwest
www.middleeasteye.net
Terthna
Professional Lurker
Only if they actually want to help the people of Turkey. I doubt Erdogan will be in any way grateful towards anyone who help out his nation in this dark time; just resentful that his people needed the help in the first place.
50% of buildings in Turkey were not up to the required earthquake codes due to shady 'building code exemptions' for seismic regulations, and just days before the quake legislation was put forward to widen that amnesty. Funds from 'earthquake taxes' were misused and fucked with for unrelated stuff as well. This may also impact the Turkish elections, if Erdogan fumbles the response.
