Houses suddenly collapsed: first seconds of earthquake in Turkey released (video)

The death toll from the devastating earthquake exceeded 11,000. Turkey alone counted 8,574 dead, Syria at least 2,662.

In the images taken with a video recorder during the earthquake that took place in the city of Elbistan, Turkey, it is seen how a street suddenly turned into ruins. Reported by the Daily Mail.

According to the statement made by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 occurred in Kahramanmaraş at around 14:00 on Monday.

This was a repeated earthquake, the first with a magnitude of 7.8 at 04:17 local time, with the epicenter near the city of Gaziantep.

As a result, thousands are killed and injured in Turkey and neighboring Syria.

The published recording shows how the building first started to shake and then all the other structures collapsed.

After that, the visibility of the camera lens obscured the dust and rubble of destroyed houses.

Recall that a video appeared in Syria showing a newborn child being pulled from the rubble. In the frame is a little girl who turns out to be the only survivor of the family. Her mother died after giving birth.

Previously Focus He reported that the number of earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria has increased and has already exceeded 11,000. At least 8,574 people died in Turkey and 2,662 in neighboring Syria.

Source: Focus

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