Earthquake in Turkey - another humanitarian crisis?

@mrki444 (15149)

• Croatia (Hrvatska)

6 Feb 23

They will come trough Serbia, Croatia and try reach Germany. Currently in Turkey over 500 casualties.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472114)

• Switzerland

6 Feb 23

@mrki444 he number of causalities is increasing every minute. They will come to Italy through Greece as they always do. I am Italian and I read the Italian newspapers every day, in the south of Italy and Sicily they had to stop the trains for a couple of hours following the quake.

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@mrki444 (15149)

• Croatia (Hrvatska)

6 Feb 23

@LadyDuck yes they come with boats on Italy shore. I didn't read Italy felt it so strong.

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marguicha

@marguicha (223777)

• Chile

6 Feb 23

I live in an earquake prone country and when an earthquake hits all the international help is not enough. In our last big earthquake, the our then President Bachelet asked for help but only with a list of our needs. Some help is not needed.

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marguicha

@marguicha (223777)

• Chile

6 Feb 23

@mrki444 I know by my own experience in my coutry that when there´s a catastrophe some people decide to give away their junk to "help". I think that governments must do what President Bachelet did in 2010 with external help And what authorities have been doing now with what people send. There are center that recieve clothes but they will NOT accept just any rag. I imagine that there they now need heavy equipment. Special hospitals are also accepted always with personel that know how to take care of wounded people.

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@mrki444 (15149)

• Croatia (Hrvatska)

6 Feb 23

I think now they need heavy equipment so they can reach under buildings.

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rsa101

@rsa101 (38166)

• Philippines

8 Feb 23

Sad to see the destruction it caused and to have just learned about it through the news. Syria, in my opinion, was also severely affected by the earthquake. Knowing that Syria's country is already in ruins and that they had to deal with this catastrophe makes me feel even more sorry for them. According to the report, this earthquake also had an impact on fellow citizens.

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rsa101

@rsa101 (38166)

• Philippines

9 Feb 23

@mrki444 Oh Lebanon was also hit? I do not have any news about them. Maybe a mild one hit them that is why it is not reported.

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@mrki444 (15149)

• Croatia (Hrvatska)

8 Feb 23

Do you have news about Lebanon? I can find only about Syria or Turkey.

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (72240)

• United States

13 Feb 23

Oh gosh that sounds terrible. Earthquakes can do such damage. I am thankful they don’t happen here.

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@mrki444 (15149)

• Croatia (Hrvatska)

13 Feb 23

We know. We had it a year or two ago and it was terrible. Do you live in mountains or plain region?

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (72240)

• United States

13 Feb 23

@mrki444 yes we live in a very mountainous area

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (90474)

• Arvada, Colorado

6 Feb 23

Yes this will turn people's attention away from Ukraine.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (90474)

• Arvada, Colorado

7 Feb 23

@mrki444 Yes..a terrible situation

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@mrki444 (15149)

• Croatia (Hrvatska)

7 Feb 23

Now we will have more refugees from two side. And winter is coming.

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Cruz

@Tierkreisze (1609)

• Philippines

7 Mar 23

This disaster was big news. I saw a video about this on Vox, and kind of see why they'd be unprepared for an earthquake of that scale. Perhaps if they weren't plagued with constant wars and government upheaval, maybe they would have been better prepared and have had better infrastructure to face stronger earthquakes. I hope the folks there have warm food and comfortable beds by now.

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Cruz

@Tierkreisze (1609)

• Philippines

8 Mar 23

@mrki444 Yeah, and a lot of undocumented extensions that wouldn't have passed a civil engineer's desk if the people there could have afforded it.

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@mrki444 (15149)

• Croatia (Hrvatska)

7 Mar 23

On if causes is bad construction. To many buildings didn't have license and it had lack of iron.

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Erly Maglangit

@cacay1 (83577)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

7 Feb 23

I saw it on TV, it was so scary.

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Danna B.

@db20747 (43440)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

6 Feb 23

Organizations all over the world will have to hurry to turkey to help them immediately. They will need aid to rescue people and provide humanitarian relief.

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