Turkey Earthquake Today Live Updates: As rescue teams search through the rubble in earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria, 5,102 people have been reported dead on Tuesday, and thousands more are injured. Countries are rushing aid, with India’s first batch of relief materials reaching an airport in the nearby city of Adana.
Three devastating quakes – of 7.8, 7.6 and 6.0 – hit Turkey’s southern regions on Monday causing widespread destruction in Turkey and in neighbouring Syria. Another 5.6 temblor struck on Tuesday. There have been many aftershocks as well. Turkey has declared seven days of national mourning.
Situation in Turkey right now
- Turkey's disaster management agency said more than 24,400 emergency personnel were now on the ground.
- Nearly 6,000 buildings confirmed to have collapsed in Turkey alone.
- Attempts to reach survivors were impeded by temperatures below freezing and close to 200 aftershocks.
- In Hatay province, thousands of people sheltered in sports centers or fair halls, while others spent the night outside, huddled in blankets around fires.
- In Gaziantep, people took refuge in shopping malls, stadiums, mosques and community centers.
Turkey port fire rages after deadly quake
Reports said the fire was caused by containers that toppled over during the powerful earthquake that struck southeast Turkey on Monday. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency said a Turkish Coast Guard vessel was assisting efforts to extinguish the fire.
In disasters like the 7.8 magnitude earthquake and 7.5-magnitude aftershock that struck Syria and Turkey on February 6, 2023, international cooperation on satellite imaging plays a crucial role in the rescue and recovery efforts.
Such data enables humanitarian aid to better deliver water and food by mapping the condition of roads, bridges, buildings, and – most crucially – identifying populations trying to escape potential aftershocks by gathering in stadiums or other open spaces.
