Effects of the earthquake in Hatay, Turkey – Archyde.com
Turkey earthquake
Strong shaking of a large car, as well as the shaking of lighting poles
A video documenting the first horrific moments, in which the earthquake struck the Turkish state of Hatay on Monday evening, spread.
The video monitored the panic of residents during the earthquake, which was documented by a camera in the street, which showed a strong shaking of a large car, as well as the shaking of lighting poles.
And Anatolia Agency reported that these are the first snapshots of the earthquake that struck Turkey on Monday evening, with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale.
It is noteworthy that he heard the sound of a collapse of buildings in the city of Antakya, the capital of Hatay state, which suffered a lot of damage in the earthquake that struck the region a few days ago.
The earthquake that struck Antioch was felt by the inhabitants of Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and Cairo.
For its part, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) reported, on Monday, that two new earthquakes had occurred in the Hatay province, in the south of the country, on the border with Syria.
The official Anadolu Agency quoted the disaster management as announcing that an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale was recorded, and then another earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 in Samandag, in the southern Turkish province.
Anadolu Agency quoted Turkish Vice President Fuad Aktay as saying that at least eight people were injured by the two earthquakes in Hatay.
Aktay added in a press conference that the first earthquake occurred in the Dafna Bahtay area, and was followed by 20 followingshocks.
The Turkish Vice President appealed to all citizens not to go or enter buildings in the cities affected by the earthquake.
And TRT TV reported that air traffic was halted at Hatay Airport and buildings collapsed in the province due to the two quakes.
And the Anadolu Agency quoted AFAD withdrew a warning it had issued earlier regarding the danger of sea level rise as a result of the earthquakes.
On the other hand, the Syrian National Seismological Center announced that it had recorded a 6.3-magnitude earthquake, with its epicenter located in the northwest of the country, near the border with Turkey.
The Syrian Ministry of Information said that the earthquake was felt by residents of a number of the country’s governorates.
And the Syrian Civil Defense Organization (the White Helmets) announced that injuries occurred in the town of Jenderes, north of Aleppo, as a result of falling stones, jumping from high buildings, and stampedes.
The humanitarian organization reported on Twitter the collapse of two uninhabited cracked buildings and the minaret of a mosque, in addition to a number of cracked buildings west of Idlib, without causing any injuries.
The organization, which operates in opposition-held areas in Syria, reported the collapse of the walls and balconies of houses in several cities and towns in the countryside of Aleppo and Idlib.
And the Syrian News Agency, quoting a medical source in Aleppo University Hospital, reported that six injured people had arrived due to stones falling from buildings as a result of the earthquake.
The agency quoted a fire brigade commander in Lattakia as saying that there are no reports of damage to buildings so far as a result of the earthquake.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a state of panic broke out among the citizens and they took to the streets, following the severe earthquake felt by the residents of the northwestern regions of the country and the governorates of Latakia, Hama and Aleppo.
The Observatory described the recent earthquake as the “most violent” following the current February 6 earthquake, which struck northwestern Syria and southern Turkey, killing and injuring tens of thousands of people.
