Earthquake in Turkey

[LeftEyeNine]

Seated on a web of fault lines, my country has suffered yet another tragedy:

(Reuters) - As many as 1,000 people were feared killed on Sunday when a powerful earthquake hit southeast Turkey, flattening buildings and leaving survivors crying for help from under the rubble.

As night fell, survivors and emergency workers battled to pull people out of the debris in the city of Van and town of Ercis, where a student dormitory collapsed.

Residents in Van joined in a frantic search, using hands and shovels and working under floodlights and flashlights, hearing voices of people buried alive calling from under mounds of shattered concrete in pitch darkness and bitter cold.

An official at the Van provincial crisis center told Reuters more than 100 people had been confirmed killed so far and hundreds more were missing under destroyed buildings.

More accounts of dead bodies and destruction were emerging from smaller settlements across the remote area near the Iranian border, most of them left without electricity or phone access.

If you ever have the power of the will, or would just like to spread out the word, the people out there are in dire need of that.

http://yalnizdegilsinvan.wordpress.com/international/


Thanks for your concern.

[CountArach]

Condolences to the families. I hope everyone you know is okay LEN.

[Fragony]

Didn't know it was this bad, that's horrible. RIP

[Andres]

I hope no one close to you was affected by this, LEN

Just FYI, in case somebody around here lives close to the area or knows people over there, Mouza posted this in the EH:

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Earthquake in the Van province of Turkey. Emergency desk of the Turkish Foreign Ministry: +90 312 248 70 00 (10 lines) for aid.

http://t.co/FdNGBpJ0 for aid coordination.
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For those of you willing to help, he also posted this:

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The government have barred international rescue efforts, but monetary aid (especially to the Red Crescent and AKUT) cannot or would not be prevented.
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[LeftEyeNine]

The blog above has links to donating to those foundations.

I am and my relatives and acquaintances are safe for we are living on the western part of Turkey. Thanks for your concern.

[Lemur]

That's horrific. Condolences to the people of Turkey.