A humanitarian catastrophe and widespread destruction caused by the Marash earthquake, which struck at dawn today, Monday, in southern Turkey and northern Syria, leaving hundreds dead and thousands injured, in addition to destroying entire neighborhoods in both countries.
The clips - which were circulated by activists and Turkish and Syrian media on the communication sites - show demolished buildings and wrecked cars in a number of Turkish states and in regions of northern Syria as a result of the earthquake, as well as rescue operations in search of survivors still stuck under the rubble.
Hundreds of people were killed and injured in Syria and Turkey as a result of the earthquake. For its part, the Turkish authorities raised the alert status to the fourth level, a level that includes the request for international assistance.
The Turkish Emergency and Disaster Management said that an earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale struck the Pazardik district of Kahramanmaraş (southern Turkey) at a depth of 7 km at dawn today, while the American Institute of Seismology reported that the main tremor was 7.8 degrees.
According to Agence France-Presse, this earthquake is the largest in Turkey since the August 1999 earthquake, which killed 17,000 people, including 1,000 in Istanbul.
In Syria, the earthquake struck the governorates of Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia and Hama, killing more than 800 people and injuring thousands.
Trapped people were pulled out from under the rubble in the #Afrin area in the northern countryside of #Aleppo, after the earthquake that struck the area at dawn today, Monday, February 6, leaving dozens dead and hundreds injured and trapped.# The White Helmets
#Syria_earthquake #Syria pic.twitter.com/sBZqlKWtse
- Syrian Civil Defense (@SyriaCivilDefe) February 6, 2023
The earthquake was also felt by residents in Lebanon, the Palestinian territories, Greece, Cyprus, Armenia, Georgia, Iraq, and some areas in Egypt.
Live scenes - by the Turkish "A haber" channel - showed the collapse of residential buildings due to a new earthquake in Malatya, eastern Turkey, which forced the rescue teams and the channel's team to flee from one of the city's streets.
#SONDAKİKA
Canlı yayında #deprem anı#Malatya'da artçı sarsıntı sırasında hasarlı binalar yıkıldı pic.twitter.com/2q1XhT7hmk
- A Haber (@ahaber) February 6, 2023
God suffices us, and He is the best disposer of affairs
👇# copied_according_Maward
Watch the video: the moment a building collapsed in Sanliurfa, southern #Turkey, following the earthquake that struck the area this morning.
😔😔😔# Earthquake #Turkiya_earthquake #Syria #earthquake pic.twitter.com/iPpZWm9J8T
- Hussein Al-Qahoum (@hsyngh5) February 6, 2023
Syrian distress call
Syrian families launched distress calls to rescue their relatives from under the rubble of buildings that were destroyed as a result of the earthquake in the north of the country that struck southern Turkey, causing great human and material losses.
The Syrian Civil Defense said that hundreds of families are still under the rubble, amid great difficulties facing rescue operations due to the lack of heavy equipment.
They looked after their children and their families with their hands
Posted by journalist Najeeb Al-Khalil on Sunday, February 5, 2023
Your safety, my aunt, her entire family under the rubble #earthquake #Harem_Basny
Posted by journalist Najeeb Al-Khalil on Sunday, February 5, 2023
Video from the ruins
A Turkish young man posted a video clip on his Instagram account, asking for his help to save him and his mother from under the rubble after the earthquake.
"If anyone can hear me," he said, giving his home address, adding: "I am under the rubble with my mother. We are fine now. Here the place is full of water. Kindly help us."
Kahramanmaraş'ta göçük altında kalan bir vatandaş social media hesabından yardım istedi.
#deprem pic.twitter.com/IxPhrW3PZB
— Dedektif Joker (@dedektifjoker) February 6, 2023
widespread destruction
Video clips showed part of the damage caused by the strong earthquake that struck at dawn today in southern Turkey and northern Syria, and was felt by residents of a number of countries in the region.
#watched |
Aerial footage showing the extent of the destruction suffered by northern Syria after the violent earthquake that left hundreds of victims and injured and hundreds trapped under the rubble#Turkeyquakes#TurkiyeQuakes pic.twitter.com/oZoAUjA91g
- TRT Arabic (@TRTArabi) February 6, 2023
Gaziantep Fidanlık mahallesinde yıkılan bir binada, arama kurtarma çalışmaları devam ediyor.#Deprem pic.twitter.com/Wl9TvwTcFm
— EHA MEDYA (@eha_medya) February 6, 2023
Our afflicted country, never in my life have I lived in fear like today # earthquake_turکیا as if it were the resurrection indeed, mercy for our martyrs and healing for the wounded 😔🇹🇷 pic.twitter.com/EMFochqQa1
- Esra Erdoğan - Esra Erdoğan (@EssraTurke) February 6, 2023
The destruction of the port of Iskenderun
Turkish platforms and activists shared many photos and videos of the earthquake damage in the port of Iskenderun, in the Turkish state of Hatay.
Deprem sonrası İskenderun Limak Limanı… pic.twitter.com/rt0CGf7lwr
— Recep Canpolat (@RecepCanpolat71) February 6, 2023
#DEPREMOLDU #deprem
Hatay Iskenderun limanı feci durumda
Geçmiş olsun Milletimize pic.twitter.com/pmN3uMKf7G
- Shahin (@Onursanhrk) February 6, 2023
Turkish ruins
The earthquake caused damage to the historic castle in the city of Gaziantep, and a major collapse of an ancient mosque in the city of Malatya.
#Malatya'nın merkezinde bulunan Yeni Cami, #deprem sonrası yıkıldı pic.twitter.com/0UQnA9YHQB
- 🗨️ Haber Seyret (@haberseyret) February 6, 2023