Dead and hundreds injured – lawyers are now filing complaints against the government

Two new earthquakes of magnitude 6.4 and 5.8 hit southeastern Turkey. Many houses are said to have collapsed. And there are dead ones.

• Turkish government After the earthquake disaster will be displayed: Prosecutors allege negligent homicide
• At the very least Three people died After Earthquake: Turkey said 294 people were injured.
• Two New earthquakes In Turkey: Locals report: “Everything collapsed!”
• This is News-ticker to disaster Earthquake In Turkey And inside Syria Constantly updated.

After earthquake disaster in Turkey: Lawyers file complaint against government

Updated as of February 21, 6:13 pm: More than 48,000 people have been killed in a massive earthquake along the Turkey-Syria border. On Monday, more aftershocks rocked the region, and the death toll continues to rise. Because of the disaster, many lawyers have now filed complaints against Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and other officials, including ministers, governors and construction companies. As can be seen from the criminal complaint, the prosecutors accuse them of willful and negligent homicide and abuse of office.

“As lawyers in this state, we cannot turn a blind eye to such injustices,” lawyer Pinar Agbina Karaman told dpa on Tuesday. So far 61 advocates have signed the advertisement. In Turkey, there is a general debate about how much of the earthquake disaster could have been prevented. Among other things, the government is accused of not investing enough to provide and protect buildings in an endangered region. The opposition has also accused the government of failing to deal with the crisis. It dismisses the allegations as misinformation. According to the government, the magnitude of the earthquake alone is responsible for the current difficulties.

Experts officially confirm: first tremors of new earthquakes in Turkey

Updated as of February 21, 4:45 PM: According to experts, the strong earthquakes that hit Turkey on Monday evening were the result of severe tremors that occurred two weeks ago. “This earthquake overall can be classified as an aftershock,” said Marco Bonhoff of TPA’s German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ). At 6.3 on the Richter scale, the earthquake was very strong. However, the aftershocks often reached an order of magnitude below the main tremor. Scientifically, the quake is not surprising, but “from the point of view of new deaths, it’s certainly tragic,” says Bohnhoff.

Against the backdrop of the recent strong tremors, the earthquake expert said that the 7.7-magnitude tremors on February 6 caused stress redistribution. The rock couldn’t stand it. This section deals with the “Triangulation of Plate Boundaries”. The zone under Cyprus may have been affected by shocks on Monday. “Very large earthquakes of the Japan 2011 type are possible there.” But there are still many big question marks. In March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami wreaked havoc on Japan’s east coast.

Fresh earthquakes in Turkey: dead and hundreds injured – logistics error sparks outrage

Updated from February 21, 1:45 pm: Authorities are urging people not to return to their homes after another earthquake struck the Turkish province of Hatay on Monday evening. Media reported that there are not enough tents in the province and many people are still staying in damaged houses.

The mayor of Samanthag Municipality, Refik Erilmaz, said in an interview with journalist Cüneyt Özdemir published on YouTube on Tuesday that there is an urgent need for tents. Accordingly, 15,000 tents are required. The civil defense agency, Afad, announced that it had already delivered 6,000 more tents to the region during the night.

Eriilmas civil defense agency Afad blamed logistical errors. Initially, individual tents were not distributed as the tent camp was to be set up. There are no urgently needed health facilities. Only recently has Afat started distributing tents. People are very angry and spend nights outside in the cold, Erilmas said.

A new earthquake in Turkey was also felt in Syria, Israel, Iraq and Lebanon

Updated February 21 at 8:34 am: Six people have died and 231 have been injured in a fresh earthquake in Turkey, Turkish Civil Defense Authority Afad said. Two earthquakes of 6.4 and 5.8 on the Richter scale struck Turkey’s Hatay province on Monday evening. 14 days after the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

According to media reports, recent earthquakes were also felt in northwestern Syria, Israel, Iraq and Lebanon. According to media reports, many people in Hatay province spent the night in damaged houses as there are still few tents in the area. The Civil Defense Authority has already announced that it has provided 6,000 more tents to the area during the night.

New earthquake in Turkey: dead and hundreds injured – people trapped in rubble

Updated on February 21, 7:37 am: The death toll from recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has risen to at least 6, Turkish media reports.

In the cities of Aleppo, Tartus and Hama, residents panicked and jumped from their homes, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Tuesday morning. Activists have already reported 470 injuries after the renewed tremors, including 320 in government-held areas and 150 in rebel-held areas. Raed al-Saleh, head of the White Helmets rescue group, said 150 people had been injured in rebel-held areas of Syria.

According to the aid organization SAMS, houses collapsed in several places near the city of Aleppo.

Updated February 21, 6:08 am: Two earthquakes hit Turkey’s Hatay province three minutes apart. The area was hit by earthquakes of magnitude 6.4 and 5.8 on Monday evening. At least three people died as a result. Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted that 294 people were injured, 18 of them seriously. Many people were trapped under the rubble.

Injuries were also recorded in Syria: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights counted 470 wounded in the country by evening, most of them in the Aleppo area. Both earthquakes were followed by several aftershocks.

Two new earthquakes in Turkey: “everything collapsed” – at least three dead

Updated from February 20, 10:08 pm: At least three people were killed in an earthquake in Turkey on Monday evening. As for Syria, the White Helmets, a rescue organization, reported that several towns and villages were affected in northwestern Syria. In many areas, house walls and balconies collapsed. 125 people were injured, most of them from “fear and panic” as people jumped or ran out of their homes.

At least three people were killed in the quake in Turkey and Syria – and 213 were hospitalized

Updated from February 20, 9:29 pm: Two weeks after the first earthquake, Turkey was hit by another earthquake of magnitude 6.4 and 5.8. According to media reports, the earthquake was also felt in surrounding provinces, northern Syria, Israel, Iraq and Lebanon. Houses collapsed again in several places near Aleppo, and at least four clinics run by the aid organization SAMS have received new victims.

At least 3 people have been killed in Turkey’s Hatay province as a result of a new earthquake. Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Monday evening that 213 people had been taken to hospitals. Soylu warned people not to go back inside the house. There have been 26 earthquakes so far.

Turkish Vice President Fuat Okte said on Monday evening that the tsunami warning issued earlier was a standard procedure and would now be lifted.

New earthquakes hit Turkey within minutes – magnitude 6.4 and 5.8

First report: Hatay/Munich – Two weeks after a strong earthquake hit southeastern Turkey, the region was hit again by two new earthquakes. This was reported by the Civil Defense Authority AFAD and Seismological Authority Kandilli. Two earthquakes of magnitude 6.4 and 5.8 occurred within minutes. Turkish media unanimously reported that several damaged buildings had collapsed.

Two new earthquakes in Turkey – “Everything collapsed!”

Turkish journalist Adem Mettan confirmed this in a short video on Twitter. “Guys, there’s been a huge earthquake, everything collapsed, everything!” He said in a dramatic post. transmitter CNN Turk It was later reported that people were trapped under the rubble of collapsed houses as a result of the earthquake.

The Civil Defense Commission has warned people not to enter damaged houses. A warning has also been given not to be near buildings that are in danger of collapsing. Another video from the quake area shows Turkish soldiers carrying the injured on stretchers and searching the area.

Tsunami warning for Turkey: “Ambulance sirens are heard everywhere”

After two earthquakes struck Turkey, the European and Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) issued a tsunami warning for the affected areas. “Ambulance sirens are heard everywhere,” Haluk Levent, a Turkish singer and head of the Ahbab aid organization, wrote on Twitter. Correspondents from several Turkish broadcasters also spoke of panic in the streets. (bb)