π¨πΉπ· #Turkish media: A large number of buildings were destroyed by the #earthquake, and search and rescue teams have begun working through the debris.
π¨πΉπ· Several roads in #Turkey are blocked preventing access for relief units.
π¨πΉπ· 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."
π¨πΉπ· Desperation in #Turkey, this is the most powerful earthquake felt in Turkey since 1999.
π¨πΉπ·| #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.
π¨πΉπ· Dozens of people scream for help under rubble in #Turkey.
π¨πΉπ· 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
π¨πΉπ· Rescue teams pulling children out of the rubble.
π¨πΉπ· Pain and despair in the cold #Turkish night, tens or thousands of people trapped under rubble.
π¨ πΉπ·πΈπΎ 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/1β¦
π¨πΉπ· "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:
πΉπ·ππΉ 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/1β¦
π¨πΉπ· Building in central #Turkey totally collapsed. Thousands of deaths expected.
πΉπ·π£πΉ 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
πΉπ·ππ β The #Turkish Government has released a statement requesting International Aid from any Country that can currently send it.
#EMSC has now downgraded the new aftershock in Turkey to magnitude 7.5; the preliminary data was 7.8.
π¨πΉπ· - In #Turkey, the earthquake severely damaged the historic #Gaziantep fortress, built during the #RomanEmpire and later reconstructed during the #OttomanEmpire.
π¨ ππ΅π°πΈπ¦β‘οΈπ³οΈπ¦π« Royal Saudi Air Force C-130H Hercules (registration 1626) arrived from Kabul & has descended into PAF Base Nur Khan, Rawalpindi.
π¨ π¦πͺβ‘οΈπ³οΈπ¦π« ALERT: United Arab Emirates has also evacuated its embassy in Kabul.
π¨πππ΅π°β‘οΈπ³οΈπ¦π« According to our sources, more foreign embassies/staff are set to evacuate Kabul. This development comes after Afghanistan based TTP carried out deadly attack in Peshawar which led to almost 100 deaths.
πΊπΈππ¨π³ - #US military has just shot down the #Chinese spy airship over the Atlantic Ocean after letting it fly over the country for days.
π¨π³ππΊπΈπ€‘ - #Biden: "I ordered the #Pentagon to shoot it down on Wednesday as soon as possible."
π πΊπΈ π¨π³ Close up of the #Chinese Balloon pop...
βWe are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America. We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon,β press secretary Brig. Gen. #PatrickRyder says.
π π¨π³ π¨π· #NEW Since yesterday, there had also been increasing reports of a similar balloon transiting over #CostaRica.
π»πͺπβοΈπ¨π³ β Venezuelan Channels report that locals over #Maracaibo State (Western Venezuela) spotted an object similar to the Mainland #Chinese Ballon over the skies of #Venezuela.
π§π·π₯ Very tense situation in #Brasilia, capital of #Brazil, on one side the police, wanting to arrest protesters and on the other the army, guaranteeing a peaceful manifestation within the military area.
π§π· This is the most important situation to keep an eye on right now. Did external interference in the country's sovereignty and total humiliation of the forces bother the generals? What do you think? Have the powers gone on a collision course? π₯
π§π·π₯ #BrasΓlia HQ, army puts the Police on the run.