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7.2 quake causes damage, casualties in Turkey
Kandilli Observatory estimates 500 to 1,000 people may have died in the earthquake
Agencies
Published: 17:14 October 23, 2011
Ankara: A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 struck eastern Turkey Sunday, collapsing buildings and causing a number of deaths, officials said. At least 50 people were injured.
Turkey's Kandilli Observatory estimates that some 500 to 1,000 people were killed in the powerful earthquake, broadcaster CNN Turk reported.
The temblor struck in an area near the Iranian border at 1.41pm (2.41pm UAE time), the US Geological Survey said. It caused widespread panic throughout the province as well as neighbouring cities. The quake's epicentre was in the village of Tabanli, near the city of Van.
"The quake was strongly felt in Van and neighbouring towns, and caused damage and deaths based on initial assessments," the prime minister's office said.
Some buildings collapsed in downtown Van as well as the neighbouring town of Ercis, officials said. Several strong aftershocks also were reported.
"There are so many dead. Several buildings have collapsed. There is too much destruction," Zulfikar Arapoglu, the mayor of Ercis, told NTV television. "We need urgent aid. We need medics."
Serious damage and casualties were also reported in the district of Celebibag, near Ercis.
"There are many people under the rubble," Veysel Keser, mayor of the district of Celebibag told NTV. "People are in agony, we can hear their screams for help. We need urgent help."
"It's a great disaster," he said. "Many buildings have collapsed, student dormitories, hotels and gas stations have collapsed."
Some houses also collapsed in the province of Bitlis, while in the nearby province of Mus, the quake toppled the minarets of two mosques, media and officials reported.
NTV said Van's airport was damaged and planes were being diverted to neighbouring cities.
Panic
Terrified residents spilled into the streets in panic as rescue workers and residents using their bare hands and shovels struggled to evacuate people believed to be trapped under collapsed buildings, television footage showed.
In Van, at least two buildings collapsed, Bekir Kaya, the mayor of Van town, told NTV. One of them was a seven-storey building, according to Turkey's state-run Anatolia news agency.
At least 50 people were treated for injuries in the courtyard of the state hospital in Van, said the state-run Anatolia news agency.
"The telephone system is jammed due to panic, and we can't assess the entire damage immediately," Kaya said.
Several Cabinet ministers headed to the area as authorities mobilised rescue teams across the country.
The USGS originally gave the magnitude as 7.3 but later corrected it to 7.2. It said the quake had a depth of 20 kilometres, which is relatively shallow and could potentially cause more damage.
Turkey's Kandilli observatory gave the quake a preliminary magnitude of 6.6, but put its depth at 5 kilometres. Several aftershocks as strong as magnitude 5.5 followed, the observatory said.
Earthquakes are frequent in Turkey, which is crossed by fault lines. In 1999, about 18,000 people were killed by two powerful earthquakes that struck northwestern Turkey. Authorities had blamed shoddy construction for many of the deaths
~News,
7.6 magnitude earthquake rocks eastern Turkey 23.11.2011
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7.2 quake causes damage, casualties in Turkey
Kandilli Observatory estimates 500 to 1,000 people may have died in the earthquake
Agencies
Published: 17:14 October 23, 2011
Ankara: A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 struck eastern Turkey Sunday, collapsing buildings and causing a number of deaths, officials said. At least 50 people were injured.
Turkey's Kandilli Observatory estimates that some 500 to 1,000 people were killed in the powerful earthquake, broadcaster CNN Turk reported.
The temblor struck in an area near the Iranian border at 1.41pm (2.41pm UAE time), the US Geological Survey said. It caused widespread panic throughout the province as well as neighbouring cities. The quake's epicentre was in the village of Tabanli, near the city of Van.
"The quake was strongly felt in Van and neighbouring towns, and caused damage and deaths based on initial assessments," the prime minister's office said.
Some buildings collapsed in downtown Van as well as the neighbouring town of Ercis, officials said. Several strong aftershocks also were reported.
"There are so many dead. Several buildings have collapsed. There is too much destruction," Zulfikar Arapoglu, the mayor of Ercis, told NTV television. "We need urgent aid. We need medics."
Serious damage and casualties were also reported in the district of Celebibag, near Ercis.
"There are many people under the rubble," Veysel Keser, mayor of the district of Celebibag told NTV. "People are in agony, we can hear their screams for help. We need urgent help."
"It's a great disaster," he said. "Many buildings have collapsed, student dormitories, hotels and gas stations have collapsed."
Some houses also collapsed in the province of Bitlis, while in the nearby province of Mus, the quake toppled the minarets of two mosques, media and officials reported.
NTV said Van's airport was damaged and planes were being diverted to neighbouring cities.
Panic
Terrified residents spilled into the streets in panic as rescue workers and residents using their bare hands and shovels struggled to evacuate people believed to be trapped under collapsed buildings, television footage showed.
In Van, at least two buildings collapsed, Bekir Kaya, the mayor of Van town, told NTV. One of them was a seven-storey building, according to Turkey's state-run Anatolia news agency.
At least 50 people were treated for injuries in the courtyard of the state hospital in Van, said the state-run Anatolia news agency.
"The telephone system is jammed due to panic, and we can't assess the entire damage immediately," Kaya said.
Several Cabinet ministers headed to the area as authorities mobilised rescue teams across the country.
The USGS originally gave the magnitude as 7.3 but later corrected it to 7.2. It said the quake had a depth of 20 kilometres, which is relatively shallow and could potentially cause more damage.
Turkey's Kandilli observatory gave the quake a preliminary magnitude of 6.6, but put its depth at 5 kilometres. Several aftershocks as strong as magnitude 5.5 followed, the observatory said.
Earthquakes are frequent in Turkey, which is crossed by fault lines. In 1999, about 18,000 people were killed by two powerful earthquakes that struck northwestern Turkey. Authorities had blamed shoddy construction for many of the deaths
~News,
7.6 magnitude earthquake rocks eastern Turkey 23.11.2011
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv3bLUlIlP8
~May Allah swt help,protect and guide all muslims~Amin!
Thank you for reading.
Take care!
~Wassalam
