More than 46 thousand deaths in Turkey-Syria: Village divided into two parts, houses sunk up to 13 feet; US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will reach Turkey today!

 

The death toll in the February 6 earthquake in Turkey and Syria has crossed 46,000. According to the report of the news agency AFP, after the earthquake, a village was divided into two parts. In the Demirkopru village near Antakya city of Turkey, the earthquake caused so much devastation that there was a big crack in the ground and the village was divided into two parts. The houses here sunk 13 feet. Water came up from under the ground.

Here, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Turkey on Sunday. During this, they will discuss the help and relief package to be given to Turkey-Syria after the earthquake.

Dead body of famous Ghanaian footballer found in debris

The body of Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu has been found in Turkey's Hatay. His house was destroyed by the earthquake. The 31-year-old Atsu joined the Turkish Super League club in September itself.

Rescue of three people after 13 days

Meanwhile, the rescue team in Turkey has pulled out three people alive from the debris after 13 days. One of them is a child. At the same time, people have lost hope of their loved ones coming out alive after the earthquake. They want the dead bodies of their loved ones to be found soon, so that the funeral can be done. According to Islamic tradition, the dead body should be buried as soon as possible.

4700 aftershocks have come since the earthquake

Orhan Tatar, head of Turkey's Disaster Agency, told on Friday that 4700 aftershocks have come since the February 6 earthquake. There is an aftershock every four minutes. Most of these have an intensity of more than 4.

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More than 38,044 people have lost their lives in Turkey. More than 5,800 people have died in Syria.

One crore 30 lakh people have been displaced in 10 states in Turkey. So far 8 thousand people have been saved.

The search for survivors buried under the rubble in Turkey-Syria is now in its final stage. After this, it is being estimated that only the dead bodies will be found.

The national flag was flown at half-mast until 20 February in tribute to the earthquake victims in Syria.

See the condition after the earthquake in photos.

FIFA to donate $1 million in aid to Turkey and Syria

The UN has sent 142 trucks of relief supplies to Syria's northwestern region hit by earthquakes and war. At the same time, 6 UN agencies have been able to take help there.

On the other hand, on Friday, FIFA, the international body of football, has also announced an aid of $ 1 million for Turkey and Syria.

There is a possibility of loss of Rs 6 lakh crore to Turkey due to earthquake.

According to the report of Reuters, there is a possibility of loss of Rs 6 lakh crore to Turkey due to earthquake. However, the government has considered it as Rs 4 lakh crore only. According to the report, the highest expenditure will come in rebuilding the collapsed buildings due to the earthquake.

survived the earthquake but died in the fire

Seven people of a family who narrowly survived the earthquake died in a fire in Konya region of Turkey. The family had shifted to Nurdani a few days back to escape the devastation caused by the earthquake in Konya. According to the report of Aljazeera, 7 people have died due to fire in a building. How the fire started is still being investigated. A small girl was saved in this whole incident. There were five children among those who died.

There were 3 major earthquakes on 6 February

There were 3 major earthquakes in the morning of February 6 in Turkey and Syria. According to Turkish time, the first earthquake occurred at around 4 am (7.8), the second at around 10 am (7.6) and the third at 3 pm (6.0).

Apart from this, 243 aftershocks were also recorded. Their intensity was 4 to 5. There was another earthquake in Turkey on February 7 at 8.53 am. This was followed by a 5.4 magnitude earthquake at 12.41 pm.

The epicenter of the earthquake was the city of Gaziantep in Turkey. It is 90 km away from the Syria border. That's why there was more devastation in its surrounding areas.

Every year 20 thousand earthquakes occur in the world.

Every year many earthquakes occur in the world, but their intensity is less. The National Earthquake Information Center records about 20,000 earthquakes every year. Out of this, 100 earthquakes are such that they cause more damage. This lasts for a few seconds. The longest lasting earthquake in history occurred in 2004 in the Indian Ocean. This earthquake lasted for 10 minutes.

On February 6, earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 occurred in Syria and Turkey, causing widespread devastation. The death toll from the deadly earthquake has crossed 24 thousand. Now, UK researchers have released two images taken from space before and after the devastating earthquake.

Researchers at the Center for the Observation and Modeling of Earthquake ie COMET said that these images were taken from the Sentinel-1 satellite. In the pictures after the earthquake, two very big cracks are visible in the earth. The largest rift is 300 kilometers long. Which extends from the tip of the Mediterranean Sea to the North East.