10/19/2023 0 Comments Quake series timeline![]() Meanwhile, Syria deploys the army to help affected areas under government control, including Latakia and Hama. A major aid effort is under way to help those without shelter in freezing winter conditions. ![]() Midday: Turkey says that about 2,000 emergency personnel have been mobilised and sent to Kahramanmaras, reinforced by national police. Idlib is home to about one million civilians displaced by a decade of conflict. More than 300 people have been killed in northern Syria in government-held areas of Hama and Latakia, according to Syrian state media, while at least 150 have died in militant-held Idlib governorate, according to opposition-linked emergency services the White Helmets. Critical infrastructure and historical sites suffer severe damage, including the runway at Hatay airport and a gas pipeline, also in Hatay province, and the 2,200 year old Gaziantep Castle, which is almost entirely destroyed.ġ1am: Reports emerge about the scale of the disaster in conflict-hit Syria. The port city of Iskenderun is particularly badly affected. Estimated fatalities rise to more than 200 and a growing number of countries announce they are sending support, including Azerbaijan which says more than 300 emergency personnel are being prepared to assist.ĩ.15am: In Damascus, President Bashar Al Assad held an emergency cabinet meeting to review the damage and discuss the next steps, his office said.ġ0am: People in Hatay province, Turkey, call for more emergency assistance on social media, saying rescue teams are overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster. President Biden directs USAid “and other federal government partners to assess US response options to help those most affected”.ĩam: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says an emergency meeting has been held with governors of southern provinces. ![]() The US says it is deeply concerned by reports of the quake. Initial reports from Gaziantep say 70 people have died.Ĥ.28am local time: First aftershocks felt with a 6.7-magnitude quake.Ĩam: The scale of the disaster emerges as the governor of nearby Malatya province says at least 140 buildings have collapsed. In Syria, there are reports of poorly constructed or conflict-damaged buildings collapsing. 4.17am local time (5.17am UAE time): The 7.8-magnitude earthquake strikes near the city of Gaziantep in southern Turkey, but strong tremors are felt in Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus and Iraq and provinces around Kahramanmaras, where the earthquake occurs, suffer severe damage. ![]()
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