The moment a devastating earthquake began to damage buildings in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir was captured on surveillance cameras. The element has already taken the lives of over 29,000 people. Rescue operations are still underway in hopes of finding survivors.
Down a magnitude 7.8 earthquakewhose hypocenter was 37 kilometers northwest of the Turkish city of Gaziantep, which has a population of around two million, close to the border with Syriatook place on Monday around 4.17 am local time (2.17 in Poland).
Earthquake and aftershocks both in Turkeyand Syria have taken the lives of more than 29,000 people. It was the deadliest earthquake in Turkey since 1939. UN estimates that this tragic balance may be much greater. While in Turkey’s Kahramanmaras province, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths told Sky News that the number of victims would “double or more.”
The moment of the beginning of the earthquake was captured by the camera
On Sunday, Reuters published camera footage that had been shared by police in Diyarbakir. You can see the moment when the earthquake started, and the buildings began to shake and then collapse. In one of the shots, a man is seen walking down the street. A few seconds after he collapsed, the building collapsed behind him. Another video shows a large group of people running away from a huge cloud of dust. Others show how the element shakes the street where cars are parked.
The earliest record is from 4:19.
The camera recorded the moment when the earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey, beganReuters
The camera recorded the moment when the earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey, beganReuters
Although almost a week has passed since the tragic events, people are still being pulled out from under the rubble. However, the chances of extracting them are decreasing from hour to hour.
Strong earthquake in Turkey and SyriaPAP
Main photo source: Reuters