Internet governance watchdog netblocks.org noted that access to Twitter is restricted through “various internet service providers in Turkey.”
“Turkey has a long history of restricting social media in national emergencies and security incidents,” the agency added. The blockade occurred as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was traveling to two of the hardest-hit Turkish provinces, particularly Kahramanmaras, the epicenter of the quake.
“Flood” of complaints due to lack of attention from the Turkish government
Turkish police have arrested more than a dozen people since Monday’s earthquake for posting on social media critical of the way the Turkish president’s government is handling the catastrophe. Turkish social media is awash with messages from people complaining about the lack of rescue and search efforts for the victims in their areas, especially Hatay.
Turkish officials did not make any immediate statement on the service interruption. Two days after the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, the death toll has risen to more than 11,200. According to the Turkish president, 50,000 people were injured.
Erdogan responds to criticism
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a conservative Islamist, accused the opposition of “insults” on Wednesday for claiming that the Turkish army was absent from initial rescue efforts after last Monday’s devastating earthquakes.
In a public statement, made in the city of Antioquia, in the Hatay region, the most affected by the earthquakes, the president assured that there are now more than 20,000 soldiers in that region alone helping in the rescue work.
On the other hand, the president once again increased the death toll from the earthquakes, which he established at 9,057 people, while almost 53,000 were injured.
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Some of the worst earthquakes in the last 100 years
The most powerful in history was in Valdivia, Chile (1960)
The strongest earthquake ever recorded, measuring 9.5 on the Richter scale, struck Valdivia, on the southern coast of Chile, for a long 10 minutes in May 1960. It destroyed entire cities and changed the geography of that region. . Almost 6 thousand people died in Chile. And a tsunami generated by the quake killed 130 people in Japan and 61 in Hawaii. In the photo: remains of the port of Corral.
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Some of the worst earthquakes in the last 100 years
Great Alaskan Earthquake (1964)
The earthquake that struck Alaska in 1964, also known as the Great Alaska Earthquake, remains the strongest to hit the United States: a 9.2. It occurred on March 27 and affected south-central Alaska. The seismic movement and the subsequent tsunami killed 139 people. The image shows a small fishing village on Kodiak Island, where remains of houses and boats are visible.
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Some of the worst earthquakes in the last 100 years
Submarine mega-earthquake in the Indian Ocean (2004)
The 2004 Indian Ocean mega-submarine earthquake, measuring 9.1 on the Richter scale, unleashed a series of devastating tsunamis, which killed 280,000 people in 14 countries and inundated coastal towns with waves of up to 30 meters. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters on record. In the photo: the devastation in Indonesia.
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Some of the worst earthquakes in the last 100 years
The Hardest Japan Has Ever Hit (2011)
A member of the canine rescue team searches for victims after the earthquake that struck northeast Japan in 2011. It was a 9.1 on the Richter scale. And then a terrible tsunami came. The sum of both natural disasters caused the death of some 18,500 people and fractured the Fukushima nuclear plant, in what is considered the biggest nuclear disaster in the last 25 years.
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Some of the worst earthquakes in the last 100 years
The Kamchatka earthquake (1952)
On November 4, 1952, a strong earthquake was recorded off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia. It was a magnitude 9 quake, which caused a tsunami that amplified destruction and deaths throughout the peninsula and the Kuril Islands. More than 2,300 people lost their lives in the disaster.
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Some of the worst earthquakes in the last 100 years
Chile repeats (2010)
The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the central coast of Chile on February 27, 2010 is also among the most powerful of the century. It did not cause as many deaths as the subsequent tsunami, which swept several coastal towns, raising the death toll to 530. The movement also damaged the port of Talcahuano and caused millions in losses to fishing and local industry.
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Some of the worst earthquakes in the last 100 years
Tremble Haiyuan, up to three years later (1920)
Haiyuan County, in the northern Chinese province of Ningxia, suffered a magnitude 8.3 earthquake on December 16, 1920. Three years later, strong aftershocks were still being felt. The movement was responsible for the death of 235 thousand people. That, at the beginning: many others died later, when they could not withstand the harsh conditions of winter.
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Some of the worst earthquakes in the last 100 years
Mexico, earthquakes and September 19: an incredible coincidence
In 1985, 2017 and 2022 Mexico has suffered strong earthquakes on the same day: September 19. Their intensities vary. The first was 8.1 off the coast of Michoacán and particularly affected Mexico City. 32 years later, it trembled in Puebla, with a magnitude of 7.1 (only 12 days before there was another earthquake of 8.2 in the capital). In 2022, a 7.4 hit the Pacific coast, south of Coalcoman.
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Some of the worst earthquakes in the last 100 years
Up to 500,000 deaths in China (1976)
This train car was left abandoned in Tangshan, China, after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake devastated that industrial city on July 28, 1976. The epicenter was in the northeast of Hebei province and, according to official figures, 242 One thousand people lost their lives, although it is believed that the number was actually much higher. Some even estimate the total death toll at 500,000.
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Some of the worst earthquakes in the last 100 years
Haiti, another misfortune (2010)
The poorest country in America does not do well with natural disasters: hurricanes are added to earthquakes and epidemics. Although the earthquake of January 12, 2010 was not that strong (7 on the Richter scale), it was devastating: it destroyed numerous buildings, caused millions in losses, and killed 200,000 people. A blow from which Haiti has not yet recovered. [Publicado en 2017, actualizado el 7.02.2023)
Autor: Aasim Saleem
