About half a year after the strong earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the earth shook again in southern Turkey. According to the Turkish government, at least 23 people were injured.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced on Thursday evening that most of the injuries were caused by falling or jumping from great heights. The center of gravity of the earthquake was reportedly in Malatya province. The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.2, according to the Kandilli Earthquake Observatory. The epicenter was thus in the municipality of Yesilyurt (see map below).
The province of Malatya was also hit hard by the violent earthquakes on February 6. About 2,300 people died in Malatya alone. According to official information, more than 50,000 people died in and as a result of the earthquake.
Still catastrophic conditions in earthquake zone
Although authorities and aid organizations are mobilizing what they can, the situation of the earthquake victims in the Syrian-Turkish disaster area has hardly changed six months after the quakes. “There is nothing left,” said Sarah Easter, emergency worker of CARE Austria and Germany, in an interview with APA a few days ago.
Images from a security camera show the tremors in a store on Thursday:
Easter was these days in the Hatay region with the completely destroyed provincial capital Antakya. “Three million people lost their homes and nine million to humanitarian aid,” said Easter. The people live in tents and containers at the current temperatures of 40 to 45 degrees Celsius. “There is nothing. The houses in Antakya, even the houses that are still in ruins, are uninhabitable. There is nothing, no shops. Where are people going to get water from?” asked Easter. The buildings are all about to collapse and must be demolished.
Reconstruction is not progressing
Reconstruction of the region has so far made no progress. Only the roads were repaired for the time being, which should make aid transports a bit easier in the coming months. Otherwise, the helpers are still working to ensure the survival of those affected. The Red Cross also pointed out in a broadcast that even after six months normal daily life was still far away for millions of people. It is essential to meet basic needs through permanent housing, basic necessities, food, clean water and monetary assistance.
Source: Krone
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