thousands of deaths and the fear of new aftershocks

Incessant aftershocks, on weakened buildings. All day, Monday, February 6, the earthquake continued to hit Turkey. Even 200 km from the epicentre, the destruction is immense. The first tremor, the most violent, was recorded at 4:17 a.m. On a video, we hear the din of tremors in a store. An earthquake struck at the worst of times, when residents were sleeping.

The toll should rise

Then, very quickly, new collapses. AT next to the rubble, relatives are worried. Under the rubble, some are sending out cries for help. But how can first aiders work? At each aftershock, you have to evacuate. During his report, a journalist struggles to stay upright. No place is really safe anymore. The epicenter of this earthquake, of magnitude 7.8, is located near the town of Pazarcik, in the south-east of Turkey. The devastated area is at least 500 km wide, as far as Syria. The balance sheet, several thousand dead, should increase further, in Syria as in Turkey.