a journalist from Demirören News Agency (DHA, Demirören News Agency) was broadcasting live citizen aid following the earthquake in Turkey that left more than 3,000 dead when was the victim of a second tremor of lesser magnitude.
The man was in the Turkish province of Kahramanmarash, showing how rescuers help people under the rubble caused by the earthquake that occurred at 4:17 local time. However, in the morning, the area was the victim of another earthquake.
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“An earthquake is happening right now (…) We are live? An earthquake occurred. Yes…”, he commented as soon as the tremor began to be felt. Immediately followingwards, those present tried to get away from the nearby buildings, while some tried to help others to escape.
The journalist, despite the fact, continued his work: “We can see two buildings that collapsed right now. the earthquake continues”, he detailed. And he added: “Citizens who tried to save others are being affected by the earthquake.”
From the news agency’s Twitter account, they referred to the episode in question. “Our reporter was trapped in the second earthquake which occurred in Kahramanmarash while reporting on the latest developments,” they wrote.
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The first earthquake occurred in the early hours of Monday claimed the lives of 3,055 people and left more than 15,000 injured. With a magnitude of 7.8° on the Richter scale, the epicenter was located in the Pazarcik district, in the southeast of Turkeyand regarding fifty followingshocks were recorded, seriously affecting Syria and even being felt in Greenland.
This earthquake is the most important in Turkey since the earthquake of August 17, 1999 which caused 17,000 deaths, a thousand of them in Istanbul. Due to its seriousness, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared seven days of mourning for the victims. “Our flag will be flown at half mast until sundown on Sunday,” he tweeted.
In that line, The UN General Assembly observed a minute of silence for the victims and the secretary general, Antonio Guterres, expressed his “deep sadness”.
The second earthquake, in which the journalist was involved, occurred at 10:24 local time, with an epicenter in Elbistan, in the Kahramanmaras province. In this case, the magnitude was three tenths less (7.5° on the Richter scale). Before the tremor, survivors were approaching the area to collect belongings that might help them spend the night.
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