Weeks after a deadly earthquake hit parts of Syria and Turkey, a second earthquake with a 6.3 magnitude rocked towns and homes Monday, sending residents fleeing from buildings.
On Feb. 6, a magnitude 7.8 quake struck southern Turkey, U.S. Geological Survey said. Hours later, a 7.5 magnitude quake hit more than 60 miles away. Scores of violent aftershocks followed, leaving destruction and devastation in their path.More than a week after the earthquakes, search teams said they were still hearing voices from under the rubble.
Thompson, the CEO of quake-assessment company SafeHub, said quickly assessing the damage levels of buildings is a tough task, complicated by ongoing rescues, shortages of heavy equipment and safety concerns from aftershocks. He said even without quakes, pieces of buildings were still falling off nearly two weeks after the initial quake. But with nowhere else to go, people are camping outside their former homes or sleeping in cars to stay warm in temperatures that are still falling below freezing some nights.
"I saw people without shoes climbing around – it was so emotionally driven, with safety as an afterthought," he said."They were in it with their hands, with fence posts that they turned into crowbars."Authorities are warning the disaster areas could be hit by a cholera epidemic, compounding the already dire risks facing displaced residents.
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