Daily digital news desk: The country turned into a valley of death at this time! The people of Turkey and Syria are sleeping. Some are getting ready to go for a morning run, others are just starting their health practice. The sun will rise soon, sweet morning. The new life of people will begin at nightfall. But around four in the morning local time, the ground trembled. Many houses collapsed. In an instant, the multi-story building merged with the ground. Everything around is rubble. People buried under him, death, blood and piercing screams.
The magnitude of the tremor was 7.8 on the Richter scale. The death tremors lasted about 45 seconds. It didn’t end there, the destruction continued 22 times in the next five hours. According to the United States Geological Survey, the first aftershock had a magnitude of 6.7. The second tremor mainly affected parts of Lebanon, Syria and Cyprus. The earthquake was also felt in Egypt.
[আরও পড়ুন: উড়ান ধরতে না পেরে বিমানবন্দরে বোমাতঙ্ক ছড়ানোর অভিযোগ, গ্রেপ্তার মহিলা যাত্রী]
However, the source of the tremor was southern Turkey. About 18 km underground, 26 km east of the city of Nurdagi in the eastern part of Gaziantep province. Naturally, Turkey suffered the most damage. All members of a family are dead. A person who cries without a family member is not alive. Only one person in a family can be alive. He too was crushed under heavy concrete and seriously injured.
The death toll from Monday’s devastating earthquake has surpassed 1,200 as of the latest news. Among them, 912 are citizens of Turkey, 326 are residents of Syria. The number of seriously injured in both countries is numerous. In Turkey, the number is close to a thousand. As a result, the death toll is expected to rise. On the other hand, it has not been possible to remove all the rubble and carry out rescue operations. As a result, the disaster response forces of the two countries believe that many people are trapped inside.
[আরও পড়ুন: সুপ্রিম কোর্টে কাজ শুরু নতুন ৫ বিচারপতির, শপথবাক্য পাঠ করালেন প্রধান বিচারপতি]
This event brought to the Turks the memory of the terrible earthquake of 1939. 30,000 servicemen died. Although there have been seven earthquakes in Turkey in the last 25 years. But this year’s earthquake is hellish, say the locals. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tweeted: “The earthquake has caused great damage to the country. I sympathize with the countrymen. Disaster management personnel are on alert. There is no failure in the rescue operation.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed regret over the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. He tweeted: “Many people lost their lives in the earthquake in Turkey. I can’t find the words to express my pain. My condolences to the families of the victims. Let’s hope the injured will recover soon.” As a result, the gas line exploded and caught fire. This time the tremor was 7.6 on the Richter scale. It’s still unclear how much damage has been done.