Wed 08 February 2023:
Thousands of people across swathes of Turkey and Syria were killed in Monday’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake and the various aftershocks that followed. Tens of thousands more were left injured and without shelter in the freezing winter weather.
More than 8,000 people have so far been pulled from the debris in Turkey, but it’s thought thousands more are still missing.
Satellite images released by Maxar Technologies give an idea of the scale of the challenge for emergency crews over the coming days. They show in vivid detail the breadth of the destruction that has unfolded in towns, cities and villages across the region.
Drag to the right to see buildings in Islahiye, Turkey, before the earthquake, and to the left to see the after-effects [Handout: Maxar Technology via Reuters]
Drag to the right to see buildings in Islahiye, Turkey, before the earthquake, and to the left to see the after-effects [Handout: Maxar Technology via Reuters]
Buildings in Nurdagi, Turkey, before and after the earthquake [Handout: Maxar Technology via Reuters]
Downtown Islahiye before (drag right) and after the earthquake [Handout: Maxar Technology via Reuters]
Buildings in Nurdagi before and after the earthquake [Handout: Maxar Technology via Reuters]
Downtown Nurdagi before and after the earthquake [Handout: Maxar Technology via Reuters]
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