{"id":1836474,"date":"2023-02-06T08:35:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T13:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1836474"},"modified":"2023-02-06T08:35:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T13:35:47","slug":"at-least-1600-dead-after-massive-earthquakes-rock-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-1600-dead-after-massive-earthquakes-rock-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"At Least 1,600 Dead After Massive Earthquakes Rock The Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fat-least-1600-dead-after-massive-earthquakes-rock-the-middle-east%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1836474&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Following two earthquakes that struck the region on Monday, thousands are now feared dead in Turkey&#8217;s and Syria&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly four o&#8217;clock in the morning, the 7.8-magnitude earthquake caused dozens of homes and buildings to collapse. Later that afternoon, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the country&#8217;s southeastern region.<\/p>\n<p>More than 1,600 people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/earthquake-turkey-syria-death-toll-rescues\/\">reportedly<\/a> died after the quakes rocked the region, sending tremors as far away as Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>The United States Geological Survey (USGS) <a href=\"https:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eventpage\/us6000jllz\/pager\">noted<\/a> the affected population resides in structures that are extremely vulnerable to earthquake shaking. The report said that \u201chigh casualties and extensive damage are probable and the disaster is likely widespread.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the USGS\u2019s early <a href=\"https:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eventpage\/us6000jllz\/pager\">estimates<\/a>, there is a 47% chance of that the earthquake will have killed between 1,000 to 10,000 people and a 20% chance of that the earthquake could have killed between 10,000 and 100,000.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most stunning scenes filmed in the aftermath was a fire that reportedly broke out at a gas line.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"tr\" dir=\"ltr\">Merkez \u00fcss\u00fc Kahramanmara\u015f\u2019\u0131n Pazarc\u0131k il\u00e7esi olan 7.4 b\u00fcy\u00fckl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcnde deprem sonras\u0131 yang\u0131n \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nXOxjTD6Uo\">https:\/\/t.co\/nXOxjTD6Uo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3VqsgGyrZX\">pic.twitter.com\/3VqsgGyrZX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 S\u00f6zc\u00fc (@gazetesozcu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gazetesozcu\/status\/1622422217794412544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The City of \u0130skenderun in Southern Turkey has suffered some of the most Severe Damage caused by the Earthquake, there are reports that Fire and Rescue Crews are unable to get to many parts of the City with 100s if not 1000s of people expected to still be under collapsed buildings <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kMV2hgEBXZ\">pic.twitter.com\/kMV2hgEBXZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sentdefender\/status\/1622473318094761984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sanliurfa?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sanliurfa<\/a> the moment a building collapsed recorded by mobile phone hours after 7.8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/earthquake?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#earthquake<\/a> hits Turkey. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/deprem?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#deprem<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YDc8DH9lbn\">pic.twitter.com\/YDc8DH9lbn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JournoTurk (@journoturk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/journoturk\/status\/1622492657883795457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Horrifying footages emerge from towns around <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gaziantep?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Gaziantep<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Turkey?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Turkey<\/a>. Lights in the sky and power outages. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kgkpyTX6Jy\">pic.twitter.com\/kgkpyTX6Jy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barzan Sadiq (@BarzanSadiq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarzanSadiq\/status\/1622436586976575489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: Daylight reveals massive destruction in Kahramanmara\u015f, Turkey <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YZD1J4iYfc\">pic.twitter.com\/YZD1J4iYfc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BNO News Live (@BNODesk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BNODesk\/status\/1622463137264943104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration responded to the situation by saying that it would provide support to the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States is profoundly concerned by the reports of today\u2019s destructive earthquake in Turkiye and Syria,\u201d said national security adviser Jake Sullivan. \u201cWe stand ready to provide any and all needed assistance. President Biden has directed USAID and other federal government partners to assess U.S. response options to help those most affected. We will continue to closely monitor the situation in coordination with the Government of Turkiye.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of people are feared dead in Turkey and Syria following two earthquakes that rocked the region on Monday. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck shortly after 4 am was one of the strongest to hit Turkey over the last hundred years, leading to scores of buildings and homes being flattened into rubble. 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