He earthquake in Turkey It mobilized the entire world, although in the aforementioned country and neighboring cities the situation worsens day by day. So much so that even nearby countries have felt the seismic movement of almost 8 points and 10 kilometers deep. As the hours go by, more details are discovered about how the social situation is.
Millions of people have been left homeless in the dead of winter and are beginning to organize makeshift shelters to spend the night in company. Meanwhile, firefighters and rescuers work in the middle of the roads and ruined buildings to find people under the rubble, a very repetitive image on social networks in recent days with videos of rescues of children and animals.
Las authorities from Turkey reported that about 6,500 buildings collapsed and many more were damaged by the quake itself. The death toll reached 17,000. in hours of the night, while Syria recorded another 3,000 deadwhich leads to almost 20,000 fatalities and adding minute by minute, despite the fact that the reports are disseminated once or twice a day.
As if that were not enough, they point out that about 13.5 million people have been harmed with the movement of tectonic plates. From the Human Rights organizations they ask the countries for humanitarian aid if possible because it is estimated that there are people under the rubble for more than 80 hours and their lives are in danger.
Turkey at a critical time
This is not the first earthquake in Turkey. In August 1999 there was one that left a balance of 17,000 fatalities and more than 1,000,000 homeless. However, the last part of the Government far exceeded this figure and thus became the worst earthquake in the history of the european country and it is expected that during the next few days these numbers will continue to grow.
