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Feb 6, 2023, 63 tweets

ATTENTION: πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·| NOW: Preliminary 7.7 magnitude #earthquake hits southern #Turkey.

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·| URGENT: LAST MINUTE: Magnitude 7.8 #earthquake hits southern #Turkey; Major damage reported.

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· #Erbil #Turkey, population is leaving the city.

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· People flee their homes after a 4.7 #earthquake in #Erbil.

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· - First images arrive, overwhelming devastation in #Turkey after the 7.8 #earthquake

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· - Scared population in #Turkey leaving their homes.

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Last minute: powerful #7.8 magnitude #earthquake hits #Turkey, multiple deaths expected.

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·Last minute: powerful #7.8 magnitude #earthquake hits #Turkey, multiple deaths expected.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· #Turkey #EarthquakePH: There is an announcement for everyone to leave their homes and hit the streets, aftermath is expected.

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· New videos coming in reveal the extent of damage caused by the earthquake in #Turkey. The depth was 17.9 km.

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· #Earthquake in #Turkey, YouTuber asks for help, he is under the rubble of a collapsed building.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Several apartment buildings collapsed after a strong earthquake in southern #Turkey.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·| The situation in #Aleppo right now. #Turkey #Kahramanmaras

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·| NOW: The highest level of alert is declared after the strong #earthquake in #Turkey.

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· #Earthquake in #Turkey. I'm under rubble, please I need help, says a trapped citizen. #Turkey #Turkiye

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· #Turkish media: A large number of buildings were destroyed by the #earthquake, and search and rescue teams have begun working through the debris.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Several roads in #Turkey are blocked preventing access for relief units.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Very scary USGS estimates regarding the 7.8 magnitude #earthquake in #Turkey.

Hundreds of possible deaths along with widespread extensive damage. "Past events with this alert level have required a national or international level response."

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· #Earthquake in #Turkey, hundreds of people removing rubble in search of survivors.
#Turkey #Turkiye

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· BREAKING: Possible #tsunami after a strong 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey.

#Earthquake #Turkey #Breakingnews

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Dozens of people are making lives under the rubble informing their positions.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· #Earthquake Shake map...

🚨 After the earthquake, a big fire started in Maraş.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· BREAKING UPDATE! #Tsunami possible following powerful 7.8 earthquake in southern Turkey.

Hundreds of fatalities and very serious damage is likely after earthquake in southern #Turkey.

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·| NOW: 5:28 am, #Diyarbakir, #Turkey.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Desperation in #Turkey, this is the most powerful earthquake felt in Turkey since 1999.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·| #Turkish Interior Minister: So far, there have been 6 tremors of more than 6 degrees. #Marash and #Osmaniye are the cities most affected by the #earthquake.

Gas pipeline explosion confirmed.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· During the tremor, there was chaos everywhere. #Turkey #Turkeyearthquake #earthquake #TΓΌrkiye #DEPREMOLDU #gaziantep #kandilli

πŸš¨πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Just in: A suspicious fire burning at an unknown location in southern #Turkey. The fire started minutes before the #earthquake.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·| Building collapse in #Diyarbakir, #Turkey, with several children.😰

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· #BREAKING - #Turkish authorities requested international help after the 7.8 earthquake in #Turkey.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· #Earthquake in #Turkey. #Hatay : "The natural gas pipes in the Amik flank in Hatay burst with the force of the earthquake. The fire spread to the fields". #DiyarbakΔ±r #Gaziantep #Malatya #AFAD #Gaziantep

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Super blackout in #Turkey now!

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·πŸ’₯People jumped out of windows in panic during earthquake in Turkey #Turkey #Turkish #ankara #earthquake😱

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· - Horrific images emerge from cities around #Gaziantep, #Turkey. Lights in the sky and power outages. 😰

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Several civilian flights landed in southern #Turkey. Air force in weight mobilized to provide relief throughout the country. #Deprem #earthquake #Turkey #BreakingNews

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· - Stunning destruction on #Turkey's roads after the 7.8 #earthquake.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· #Turkey #Earthquake Survivor.πŸ™πŸΌ

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Dozens of people scream for help under rubble in #Turkey.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Southeast #Turkey was hit by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that lasted 90 seconds.

More than 100 buildings collapsed in #Malatya city alone.

People awaiting rescue are reporting their locations on #DEPREMOLDU

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Rescue teams pulling children out of the rubble.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Pain and despair in the cold #Turkish night, tens or thousands of people trapped under rubble.

🚨 πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡Ύ Many buildings have collapsed or suffered structural damage in #Turkey and #Syria, dozens of casualties have been reported in some cities, lots of people trapped under rubble. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· "Rapid damage estimation using CATDAT for the #Turkey #Earthquake in the order of 11,400 deaths (Range: 3,200 to 25,900) with estimates of economic damage in the order of over $10 billion." Via Risklayer:

βš οΈπŸ”žβš οΈ Warning: Disturbing Content

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·πŸ†˜πŸ“Ή β€” Via social medias, #Turkish netizens, including those trapped inside the debris, use their accounts to ask for help or show the ongoing efforts to save people trapped inside the collapsed buildings. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Building in central #Turkey totally collapsed. Thousands of deaths expected.

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·πŸ›£πŸ“Ή β€” A Video from Alexandretta (Δ°skenderun), in #Hatay shows a students dormitory following the earthquake

Reportedly, students and staff are trapped under the rubbles inside it

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·πŸ“žπŸ†˜ β€” The #Turkish Government has released a statement requesting International Aid from any Country that can currently send it.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· β€” Videos published on #Turkish Social medias show the devastation in #Kahramanmaras, Southern #Turkey after the M7.8 #Earthquake. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· - #Turkey rejects #ElonMusk's offer to provide #Starlink satellite service and terminals after major #earthquake.

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· - Hundreds dead and massive destruction following a very powerful 7.8 magnitude #earthquake in southern #Turkey overnight.

The Turkish government has declared a level 4 state of emergency, seeking international help. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· - The second very powerful earthquake hit central #Turkey hours ago, according to the EMSC.
emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/ear…

#EMSC has now downgraded the new aftershock in Turkey to magnitude 7.5; the preliminary data was 7.8.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· - In #Turkey, the earthquake severely damaged the historic #Gaziantep fortress, built during the #RomanEmpire and later reconstructed during the #OttomanEmpire.

There was a partial collapse of several walls and towers. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· In #Turkish #Diyarbakir, after a new earthquake, a building collapsed on live TV.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Aftershocks in #Diyarbakir.
People run away from the collapsing house.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· #Turkish #Kahramanmarash after #earthquakes, top view

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Another fall of a house was captured in the city of #SanlΔ±urf.

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Video of destruction from the #Turkish city of #Kahramanmarash, near which the first #earthquake took place

πŸš¨πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·β—οΈ#Turkish Emergency Management said there is no #tsunami threat on the #Mediterranean coast in the country after two #earthquakes🚨🚨

πŸ”₯πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· β€” Video published by local journalists show the aftermath of #earthquake in the old city of #Antioch (#Antakya), in #Hatay province.

In some areas, dozens of houses and buildings are seen entirely destroyed twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

πŸš¨πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡Ύ The head of the #Turkish Natural Disaster Agency said the second #earthquake was not an aftershock, but a separate tremor.

He warned that aftershocks would likely arrive soon following the new quake and urged people to leave stricken buildings.

🚨πŸ”₯πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Fire and smoke at the sea port of #Δ°skenderun, #Turkey! twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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