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The Turkey-Syria earthquake :explode: :!!: - Coggle Diagram
The Turkey-Syria earthquake :explode: :!!:
information :warning:
time
06/02/2023 04:17 TRT (01:17UTC)
Magnitude(richter scale)
7.8
high
epicenter
37km
Focus
11 miles
shallow focus
the negative impact :smiley:
hundreds of thousands of children and their families homeless
vulnerable to disease, exploitation, and abuse
damage to shelters and water infrastructure
increase the risk of hypothermia and waterborne diseases.
Lack of food and water supplies
Children are also unable to return to school
Damages were estimated to be US$104 billion in Turkey
Damage of the transport system led to the disruption the delivery of emergency aid
4 million buildings were affected
more than 57,300 deaths
Is the negative impact were serious :!?:
social, economic and environmental impacts on society. .
loss of life, injuries, and
damage to infrastructure, businesses, and ecosystems.
Preventive measures adopted: :check:
Take the schools-based “Ready for Disasters” training programme
make schools hazard-safe and to train young people about risk and how to reduce it.
The AFAD command building can meet its own energy, food and water needs for 15 days
make all 80,000 of the country’s schools – 4,000 in Istanbul – disaster-proof by 2018.
AFAD has developed powerful software to model earthquake impacts.
Remedial measures adopted:
:check:
AFAD announced that as of 23 February, 6 international search and rescue teams from 4 countries continue to work in the disaster area.
UNDP has announced that it plans to support the Turkish government in debris management and rubble removal.
