Damage from Earthquake in Turkey

written by 20214 Lee Si Ah

Unfortunately, there are a number of disasters that occur in the world which threaten many people. They influence people’s lives greatly. Large floods, typhoons and earthquakes destroy houses, property, lives and a lot of things.

An earthquake strongly affected people’s lives in Turkey on February 6th. 

It had a magnitude of  7.8, which means it was a massive earthquake. It occurred at midnight when people were sleeping inside, so it was too difficult to notice it and prevent the disaster in advance. The earthquake led to about 4,000 deaths and injured lots of people.  

Aftershocks also continued, with the first earthquake hitting the vicinity of Gaziantep and another earthquake happening right after with almost the same magnitude. 

The damage from the earthquakes was extreme. Lots of buildings collapsed. Too many people in Turkey lost their houses, shelter and companies.

According to Karman Solana, a professor at Portsmouth University, there are constructive faults that brought the maximization of the damage. In the south of Turkey, especially Syria, there were not many earthquake-resistant infra, which caused large damage to human life. 

People who experienced the damage in person were furious about the weak construct. Furthermore, the rescue operation even used to not even go well. People were angry about the slow rescue operation.  

A man who lost his family was shouting about why rescue didn’t start faster. 

Eventually, Syria asked for aid from the international society. 

Many other countries expressed their position to promise aid. The European Union, the United States, and Russia expressed their position to actively provide support for the earthquake. 

Israel is also currently at war with Syria but decided to provide humanitarian aid. Syria, however, announced that they will reject Israel’s support, regarding Israel as an enemy.

The earthquake has influenced Syria in many forms. Not only it was a never-forgotten and frustrating day for some people in Syria, but it could identify the mutual relationship of Syria and other countries internationally.