More than 2,600 dead as buildings collapse in pre-dawn quake, with multiple aftershocksA man carries a girl following an earthquake, in the rebel-held town of Jandaris, Syria, on Monday.Turkey deploys some 2,800 search-and-rescue teams.Many aftershocks have hit the region after the initial 7.8 quake.A powerful 7.
After night fell, workers were still sawing away slabs and pulling out bodies as desperate families waited for news on trapped loved ones. It struck a region that has been shaped on both sides of the border by more than a decade of civil war in Syria. On the Syrian side, the swath affected is divided between government-held territory and the country's last opposition-held enclave, which is surrounded by Russian-backed government forces. Turkey, meanwhile, is home to millions of refugees from that conflict.
More than 6,400 people were rescued across 10 provinces, according to Orhan Tatar, an official with Turkey's disaster management authority. The region sits on top of major fault lines and is frequently shaken by earthquakes. Some 18,000 were killed in similarly powerful earthquakes that hit northwest Turkey in 1999.
As liberals and CBCNews would say you should pay your climate change taxes, and this would never happen
Seems legit. I should keep scrolling the internet site..
Let's get the DART over there ASAP.
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Nature is angry, so much pain, suffering and tears. If concrete towers were banned the loss of life would be so much less. Greed in real-estate development, few understand.
Collective West is not sending aid to Syria based on sanctions - why am I not surprised nor shocked at they hypocrisy of the west.
Hey Twitter where is that ‘unlike’ button we all need? 💔
Hey Canadian folks, please initiate an extensive fundraising campaign for Turkey and Syria. Situation in the area is devastating. I know you Canadians are extremely generous,you have always helped the needy. Please and thank you JustinTrudeau melaniejoly redcrosscanada
Hey Canadian folks, please initiate an extensive fundraising campaign for Turkey and Syria. Situation in the area is devastating. I know you Canadians are extremely generous, you have always helped the needy. Please and thank you…..
So heart breaking Prayer for all 🙏🙏
VANCOUVER IS WAITING FOR OUR BIG ONE! IT'S SCARY, INDEED!
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