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Erdogan=another case study of how #Strongmen respond to crises. The priority is always self-preservation. "To deflect attention from his cronyism and incompetence, Erdogan has engaged in favorite autocratic activities: censoring people and locking them up. #TurkeyQuake 1/
The government's Twitter ban in the days following the quake, intended to silence criticism of his regime, made it more difficult for the public to find their loved ones and get advice from disaster management professionals. #turkeyearthquake2023 2/
It is important to crack down on contractors whose shoddy methods cost lives. 100 contractors have been detained across 10 provinces, and the Justice Ministry has established "earthquake crimes investigation units." 3/
This is a running thread of satellite imagery showing the destruction seen in Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes. #turkeyearthquake2023
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Nurdağı, Turkey - Feb 7
İslahiye in Gaziantep, Turkey - Feb 7
Search and rescue efforts are not nearly enough for wide areas destroyed by multiple strong quakes in Turkey.
Many call on the Turkish Army to step in to help rescue efforts
Many call on the Turkish Army to step in to help rescue efforts
A lot of tweets, messages and posts by residents plea for help, giving locations for people waiting to be rescued under rubbles #deprem #DEPREMOLDU #TurkeyEarthquake
So far after Turkey earthquake:
- 1541 people died
- Nearly 10K people injured
- 3471 buildings collapsed
- 1541 people died
- Nearly 10K people injured
- 3471 buildings collapsed
