Istanbul experiences further aftershocks | Luxembourg word
The Earthquake series in the Turkish metropolis Istanbul Don’t tear off. The Afad disaster service reported further aftershocks in the morning, including one of the strength 4.1. On Wednesday, the earth had already lifted several times in Istanbul – shortly before 1 p.m. local time, Afad registered the strongest quake of the strength 6.2 with an epicenter in the Marmarameer in front of the city. Numerous other earthquakes of the strengths 4 to 5 followed – according to Afad, there were more than 185.
According to Health Minister Kemal Memişoğl on the platform X, there were a total of 236 injuries – 173 of them in Istanbul, the rest in other provinces. According to him, 15 people were still treated in hospitals. Some of those affected had injured themselves in trying to get to safety with jumps from buildings. According to the Istanbul governor’s office, there were initially no reports on collapsed houses.
Turkey is located in one of the most active areas in the world. More than a million buildings in Istanbul are considered non -earthquake -proof. Numerous people spent the night outdoors out of fear and, for example, struck tents in parks or on other green areas, as Turkish media reported. Afad warns of entering endangered buildings. « Due to the aftershocks that stop after the main quake, it is likely that earthquakes will occur up to a certain strength for a certain time, » it said.
