Official Earthquake Thread
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Big one.
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Rescuers scramble in Turkey, Syria after quake kills 4,000
Rescuers in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria searched through the frigid night into Tuesday, hoping to pull more survivors from the rubble after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 4,000 people and toppled thousands of buildings across a wide region. Authorities feared the death toll from...
At least 10 dead in initial reports
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That 7.8 is insane, when I first saw news it was just over 300 dead, a few hours later 1,000 dead then 1,200 dead and this morning over 1,500 confirmed dead. Some of the buildings from aerial photos looks like the collapsed straight down like when the bring one down with explosives to replace it.
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Turkey earthquake: Where did it hit and why was it so deadly?
Two earthquakes have killed more than 2,000 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria.
Turkey quakes... more than 2k dead.
And more aftershocks
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Fears grow for untold numbers buried by Turkey earthquake
Rescuers raced against time early Wednesday to pull survivors from the rubble before they succumbed to cold weather two days after an earthquake tore through southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria. “It’s like we woke up to hell,” said Osman Can Taninmis, whose family members were still...
Death toll over 5k
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Turkish leader acknowledges 'shortcomings' in quake response
The president of Turkey on Wednesday acknowledged “shortcomings” in his country's response to the world’s deadliest earthquake in more than a decade as hope dwindled that more survivors would emerge from the rubble of thousands of toppled buildings. With the confirmed death toll approaching...
Death toll over 11k
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Over 41,000 dead in Turkey, Syria earthquake: Death toll among worst in recent history
The earthquakes that shook Turkey and Syria have left more than 41,000 dead. Here are the deadliest earthquakes in recent history.
Death toll approaches 20k
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Newborn, toddlers survive days in rubble, bringing joy amid earthquake tragedy
Crouched under concrete slabs and whispering "inshallah" (God willing), rescuers carefully reached into the rubble, then passed down the line their prize - a 10-day-old newborn who survived four days with his mother in the collapsed building. His eyes wide open, Turkish baby Yagiz Ulas was...
Death toll above 21k, but some survivors (kids) found
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Survivors still being found as quake death toll tops 28,000
Ibrahim Zakaria lost track of time drifting into and out of consciousness while trapped for nearly five days in the rubble of his home following the massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria this week. Five days after two powerful earthquakes hours apart caused thousands of buildings to...
Still finding survivors. Death toll more than 25k
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I heard in Dr Lucy podcast that Turkey has the same building codes as US. So poor materials, shoddy construction, bad inspections could be some causes of collapse.
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More than one hundred arrest warrants issued.
Turkey probes contractors as earthquake deaths pass 33,000
Turkish authorities are targeting contractors allegedly linked with buildings that collapsed in the powerful Feb. 6 earthquakes as rescuers found more survivors in the rubble Sunday, including a pregnant woman and two children, in the disaster that killed over 33,000 people. The death toll from...
More than one hundred arrest warrants issued.
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