While intact buildings might look fine, their structural integrity might have been damaged. Some of these buildings will have to be torn down. This process alone could take years.
Tag: Turkey Earthquake (Feb 6, 2023)
-
‘No More Antakya’: Turks Say Quake Wiped Out a City, and a Civilization
Amid scenes of utter devastation and widespread suffering in the bitter cold, residents mourned the loss of family, friends and memories.
-
In Turkey, a Parking Lot Becomes an Open-Air Morgue After Earthquake
Hundreds of families searched for deceased relatives at a makeshift morgue outside a hospital in Turkey’s hardest-hit region.
-
An Underground Hospital in Syria Fills With Quake Victims
A subterranean hospital known as the Cave and long the destination for war wounded is now filled with casualties of the earthquake — both alive and dead.