Shocking facts about the earthquakes that shook Turkey: Unprecedented in history

In the earthquake that occurred on February 6, while more than 50 thousand people lost their lives in Turkey and Syria, the destruction of many buildings caused great sadness in international public opinion.

The UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), which continues its work within the United Nations, confronted the natural disasters of recent years and compared the destruction caused by these disasters.

UNDP announced that the pile of rubble and rubble formed after the earthquakes, whose epicenter was Kahramanmaraş, is at its highest level. UNDP announced that the rubble and debris generated by successive earthquakes in Turkey are far more than the 2010 Haiti earthquake, which killed more than 222,000 people.

UNDP revealed the extent of the destruction caused by the earthquakes in Turkey.

The authorities announced that the rubble and debris in Turkey is 10 times more than in the Haiti earthquake. “The rubble, typically composed of concrete, steel and other construction materials, could cover half of Washington DC at a height of one meter,” the investigation said.

While the size of the debris in Turkey is estimated to be 100 million cubic meters, it was claimed that 27 million cubic meters of debris were formed in the earthquake that occurred in Nepal in 2015, and 10 million cubic meters of debris in the earthquake in Haiti.

76 MILLION CUBIC METERS IN WHIRLPOOL KATRINA

On the other hand, it was noted that 76 million cubic meters, 11 million cubic meters and 9 million cubic meters of debris and debris were formed in hurricanes Katrina, Sandy and Harvey, which affected the US in recent years. .

Christine Goulet, director of the USGS Earthquake Science Center, which continues her work within the US government, said: “The size of the earthquake and the instability of the buildings caused so much debris. “The number of buildings destroyed is staggering,” she said.

“A city is not built in a day,” Goulet said. Buildings have been built according to different building codes over the decades and have been constructed in different ways. Although it is rare for some buildings to collapse in an earthquake this strong, it would be expected, especially in newly built buildings.

The UNDP representative in Turkey, Louisa Vinton, said that the cultural heritage of the region is very dense, saying: “Care must be taken when removing rubble in these buildings and areas and these areas must be protected.” “This is a very sensitive issue,” Vinton said. People lost their lives, dreams and memories. “People lost everything in a few seconds,” she said.