(Observer News) In the early morning of February 6, local time, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred in southeastern Turkey.As of now, the earthquake has killed at least 568 people in Turkey and Syria, and thousands of people were injured.Turkish President Erdogan has instructed the search and rescue team to go to the affected areas and ask relevant departments to carry out their work to minimize their losses.
The China Earthquake Network was officially determined that the earthquake occurred at 4:17 on the 6th local time (9:17 Beijing time). The epicenter was 37.15 degrees north latitude and 36.95 degrees east longitude. The depth of the earthquake was 20 kilometers.The Turkish Disaster Emergency Administration said that there were 33 large and medium cities within 300 kilometers, and the nearest largest city in the south, Gaziandap, was only about 40 kilometers from the earthquake.
The Chinese Embassy in Turkey confirmed that there is no casualties in Chinese citizens in the earthquake.According to Turkish Anadulu News Agency, Turkish Vice President Oaktais said that as of currently, the earthquake has killed at least 284 people in 10 Turkey provinces and 2323 people were injured.The Turkish Disaster Emergency Administration said that at 9:00 on the 6th local time, at least 66 aftershocks occurred, the strongest of which was 6.6.
It is reported that the Turkish Disaster Emergency Administration has discussed with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and will call on the international community to provide assistance through an emergency response coordination center (ERCC).
Turkish Diabacker's building collapsed in the earthquake
Turkish search and rescue personnel searched for the trapped person in Shangleflfa from the surging image
After the earthquake, Turkish President Erdogan also expressed condolences to the public through social media and instructed government departments to send search and rescue teams.
Under the coordination of the Disaster Emergency Administration, all of our relevant units are in alert, and the search and rescue team has been sent to the affected area.Erdogan said that our Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Health, Disaster Emergency Administration, and local governments have quickly carried out work.We hope to overcome the disaster in the shortest time and minimize the loss.
This earthquake also spreads neighboring countries such as Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Greece, and Israel, especially on Turkish neighboring Syria.The Syrian National News Agency quoted the Syrian Ministry of Health. As of now, the earthquake has caused at least 237 people in Syria's Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Taltus and other provinces to death and 639 injuries.
It is reported that Syrian President Bashar Middot; Assad held an emergency meeting on the morning of the 6th to discuss losses and response measures caused by earthquakes.The Syrian government has mobilized relevant departments and provinces to carry out a series of actions such as treating wounded, finding trapped people, and providing emergency assistance and cleaning ruins for the public.
The Associated Press also added that the earthquake caused at least 47 people in the Syrian anti -government armed control zone.
City of Azatz, northern Syrian, search and rescue personnel are searching for collapsed buildings.
Public information shows that in the past year, a total of 6 earthquakes have occurred in the world with a total of 6 earthquakes, of which 6.0 to 6.9 are 98 times, level 7.0 to 7.9 or 11 times, and 0 times above 8.0 or higher. The earthquake is the largest earthquake.The US Geological Survey said to the United States CNN (CNN) that the scale of this earthquake is extremely rare, the strongest earthquake in Turkey since 1939.
The earthquakeist of the US Geological Survey Susan Middot; Susan Hough said on Twitter that because the location of the earthquake is close to the center of the population, and the depth of the earthquake is relatively shallow, the danger of this earthquake is particularly high.EssenceShe added that in the past 10 to 20 years, a higher earthquake in the world has occurred, but it is rare for a magnitude 8 earthquake to a sliding fracture belt on the shallow layer.
This strong earthquake also aroused concerns about the tsunami of the Mediterranean coast.According to the British Guardian, the Italian civil defense department once called on residents of coastal areas to transfer to high -level areas, but the Italian authorities have now withdrawn the warning.The non-governmental organization's European-Mediterranean Earthquake Center stated that the agency is monitoring the risk of tsunami.
Regarding this earthquake, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mao Ning said on the 6th that after the earthquake, the embassies and consulates in Turkey, Syria and other regions quickly launched an emergency response mechanism.EssenceThere is no report from the casualties of Chinese citizens for the time being.
Mao Ning said: The embassies and consulates in related regions in China will continue to pay close attention to the earthquake disaster and do a good job of consular protection and assistance of local Chinese citizens.We also use this opportunity to remind Chinese compatriots in Turkey and Syria to prevent the secondary disaster of the earthquake.
