Kahramanmaras earthquake
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A RESCUER PRAYING WHILE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF DESTRUCTION
On 6 February 2023, at 04:17 TRT (01:17 UTC), a Mw 7.8 earthquake struck southern and central Turkey[3] and northern and western Syria.[4][5] The epicenter was 32 km (20 mi) west–northwest of Gaziantep. The earthquake had a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), and was followed by a Mw 7.7 earthquake at 13:24.[3] This earthquake was centered 95 km (59 mi) to the north-northeast from the first, in Kahramanmaraş Province. There was widespread damage and tens of thousands of fatalities.
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There was widespread damage in an area of about 350,000 km2 (140,000 sq mi) (around 12 times the size of Belgium).[9] An estimated 14 million people, or 16 percent of Turkey's population, were affected.[10] Development experts from the United Nations estimated that about 1.5 million people were left homeless.[11]
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PEOPLE WAITING FOR WOEKERS LOOKING FOE SURVIVORS
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Damaged roads, winter storms, and disruption to communications have hampered the national disaster agency AFAD's rescue and relief effort, which included a 60,000-strong search-and-rescue force,[23] 5,000 health workers[24] and 30,000 volunteers.[25] Following Turkey's call for international help, more than 141,000 people from 94 countries joined the rescue effort.
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