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Flash floods triggered by heavy rains have hit the provinces of Adiyaman and Sanliurfa in Turkey, causing devastation for thousands of people who were already homeless due to the catastrophic earthquake last month. The floods have killed at least 14 people, with several still missing, and have turned streets into rivers, swept away cars, and … Read more
A new earthquake of magnitude 6.4 shook the Turkish province of Hatay, devastated by a strong tremor that occurred on February 6 that left a balance of 41,000 deaths. Three people died this Monday as a result of the latest movement, while there are more than 700 injured. The tremor, with its epicentre south of … Read more
The Ratings agency Fitch has made an estimate of the insurable losses from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. As it explains, they are difficult to estimate as the situation evolves, but it seems likely that the economic cost will exceed $2 billion, although they could reach $4 billion or even more. However, insured losses … Read more
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023, killing thousands of people in both countries. The death toll has risen continuously since the accident. Turkey is located in a zone of large seismic faults and registers frequent earthquakes. Some 18,000 people died in 1999 in a series of earthquakes in the … Read more
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and neighbouring countries early Monday, February 6. This caused the death of thousands of people, injured tens of thousands and the collapse of a large number of buildings in Turkey and Syria. Situated between two major fault lines and compressed by three major tectonic plates, Turkey is one of … Read more
A Dutch geologist Frank Hoogerbeets predicted three days ago in a tweet the strong earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria on Monday, with a balance of about 4,400 deaths. “Sooner or later there will be a ~M 7.5 earthquake in this region (south-central Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon),” Frank Hoogerbeets, who according to his Twitter bio … Read more
A few seconds before the first earthquake occurred in Turkey and Syria, some light flashes could be seen in the sky of the affected areas, as can be seen in videos circulating on social networks. The blue light (earthquake light) also known as triboluminescence, which may be seen for the first time in Turkey, caused … Read more
