土耳其南部與敘利亞北部交界處在當地時間2月6日清晨4點17分發生芮氏規模7.8強震,重創兩國多個地區,並且持續有大大小小的餘震發生,包括其中一起規模達到7.5的強烈餘震。
據美國地質調查局(USGS)數據,土耳其當地時間凌晨又發生一起規模5.5的餘震,震源深度僅10公里,測得的最大震度則達到6級,對於已經受創嚴重的災區來說無疑是雪上加霜。
截至當地時間2月7日上午5點40分,土耳其已經通報2921人罹難、敘利亞通報1444人,兩國合計罹難人數已超過4365人,目前仍有無數傷者受困在瓦礫堆下等待救援。然而,當地嚴寒的雨雪天氣不但嚴重阻礙救災行動,也讓受困民眾的處境更加危及。
Yuksel Akalan was on the scene of the earthquake in Turkey when a shockwave struck, covering people and the street in dust. The reporter is seen evacuating the area and assisting a young girl https://t.co/hQPpWpvuFp pic.twitter.com/ORFj2Qiuub
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 6, 2023
The moment a child was born 👶 His mother was under the rubble of the earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, and she died after he was born , The earthquake.
— Talha Ch (@Talhaofficial01) February 6, 2023
May God give patience to the people of #Syria and #Turkey and have mercy on the victims of the #earthquake#الهزه_الارضيه #زلزال pic.twitter.com/eBFr6IoWaW