The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria is not taking its name. The evacuation of people from the debris is still going on. However, gradually the hopes of finding someone alive in the debris are diminishing.
on february 6 Turkey and the horrors that came in syria Earthquake Due to which more than 41,000 deaths have taken place so far. The death toll is not taking the name of stopping. Meanwhile, it is surprising that even after 9 days people debris are exiting. Rescuers pulled a 74-year-old woman out of the rubble after 227 hours. This incident is of Kahramanmaras. It is near the place which was the epicenter of the earthquake.
The woman has been identified as Semile Keck. A 42-year-old woman was also rescued five hours ago in the same city. At the same time, a 17-year-old student who came out of the debris has narrated his ordeal. In the hospital he said that I felt I was going to die. It was impossible to get out. There was very little space, it was full of dust and it was really difficult to breathe, I am still coughing.
had to drink urine to stay alive
Describing his ordeal, 26-year-old car mechanic Marut Babaoglu said that he had to drink his urine after being buried under the debris for more than three days. I was so thirsty that I urinated in my shoe and drank it. After a while the urine reacted and it made me vomit. When I heard the sound, I started whistling. It took 12 hours to respond.
50,000 plus building damage
According to information, 50,576 buildings have been damaged in Turkey by the earthquake. So many buildings either collapsed or were badly damaged. The country’s environment ministry said all high-risk buildings needed to be demolished immediately. Authorities have so far inspected more than 3,87,000 buildings in 10 quake-hit provinces.
Difficulties are no less for those who survive
According to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, 3858 tremors were felt after the earthquake. It is the deadliest disaster since the country’s founding 100 years ago. The death toll is set to increase further as the work of clearing the debris is still not complete. At the same time, many of the thousands of people rendered homeless after the earthquake are still struggling to meet basic needs and in such a situation, the severe cold is creating more trouble for them.
About 33,000 people were killed in the 1939 Erzincan earthquake in Turkey. So far, 35,418 people have died due to earthquake in Turkey itself, while more than 5800 people have lost their lives in Syria.
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