Financial and social disaster. A region already destabilised by war, where another humanitarian crisis is unfolding. The worst Case Scenario is that people who werent killed by the earthquake are killed by the failure to get aid to them after the earthquake. Across turkey and syria, families were woken by a massive earthquake. This ten storey Apartment Block collapsed, the rubble trapping residents. My colleague, selin gerit, went to meet a woman who lived on the third floor. Dilek s father and brother also died. The earthquake s epicentre was close to the turkish syrian border. It was followed by a series of powerful aftershocks. 13 year old rola was at home injindires, North West Syria, when it happened. This happened at a depth of around 15 to 20 kilometres. What this means is its shallow enough that those first waves are really powerful, and if they reach the surface quickly, they still have a lot of energy and they can cause a huge amount of damage. In iskenderun, Southern Turkey,
financial and social disaster. a region already destabilised by war, where another humanitarian crisis is unfolding. the worst case scenario is that people who weren t killed by the earthquake are killed by the failure to get aid to them after the earthquake. across turkey and syria, families were woken by a massive earthquake. this ten storey apartment block collapsed, the rubble trapping residents. my colleague, selin gerit, went to meet a woman who lived on the third floor. dilek s father and brother also died. the earthquake s epicentre was close to the turkish/syrian border. it was followed by a series of powerful aftershocks. 13 year old rola was at home injindires, north west syria, when it happened. this happened at a depth of around 15 to 20 kilometres. what this means is it s shallow enough that those first waves are really powerful, and if they reach the surface quickly, they still have a lot of energy and they can cause a huge amount of damage. in iskenderun, sout
13 year old rola was at home injindires, north west syria, when it happened. this happened at a depth of around 15 to 20 kilometres. what this means is it s shallow enough that those first waves are really powerful, and if they reach the surface quickly, they still have a lot of energy and they can cause a huge amount of damage. in iskenderun, southern turkey, dilek was still trapped under the rubble. herfriend hasan could hear she was alive.
13 year old rola was at home injindires, north west syria, when it happened. this happened at a depth of around 15 to 20 kilometres. what this means is it s shallow enough that those first waves are really powerful, and if they reach the surface quickly, they still have a lot of energy and they can cause a huge amount of damage. in iskenderun, southern turkey, dilek was still trapped under the rubble. herfriend hasan could hear she was alive.