Dozens Dead from Earthquake in Turkey

[supersaiyan415]

Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- A pre-dawn earthquake collapsed homes and killed at least 38 people in a mountainous region of southeastern Turkey on Monday.

The magnitude-5.8 earthquake struck at 4:32 a.m. in Turkey's Kovancilar district, according to the prime minister's press office.

At least 38 people had been killed, Kovancilar Mayor Bekir Yanilmaz told CNN Turk, CNN's sister network.

"Many houses have collapsed," the prime minister's press office said.

"Search and rescue teams have been sent to the area," the prime minister's office said. The Turkish Red Crescent also is sending tents and blankets, while additional ambulances are being brought from neighboring districts.

Turkish television showed injured residents being rushed to hospitals, and paramilitary officers, police and civilians digging with shovels in the rubble of collapsed buildings.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/turkey.earthquake/index.html?hpt=T2

 

[classified]

What the hell is going on man!? RIP to them. =/

 

[airjapan707]

Man RIP...i live in CA and it's not if we get ours but when and it seems to be getting closer

 

[ahyoon chef]

Man..all these quakes....damn.

 

[quaz]

Damn another one? I better start getting ready for one in the midwest then since everyone else seems to be having one.

 

[degenerate423]

rip, all these earthquakes

. it almost seems like everyone is gonna get hit, now it just depends on who's next

...

 

[vsano]

3 major earthquakes in more than just 2 months?! 2010 is becoming a scary year...

 

[josebronx]

there are tons of earthquakes that go on everyday BTW

but damn this is getting crazy

 

[rko2004]

Originally Posted by JoseBronx

there are tons of earthquakes that go on everyday BTW

but damn this is getting crazy

Do you happen to have the stats on that?

 

[gunna get it]

plate tectonics.


but wow at least 38, hope those numbers dont get higher

 

[stoneyjax]

Damn this seems to be an everyday thing now

 

[marlsj]

Damn there seems to be one earthquake a week.

 

[s dubl]

I have a feeling Cali is next

 

[josebronx]

Originally Posted by RKO2004

Originally Posted by JoseBronx

there are tons of earthquakes that go on everyday BTW

but damn this is getting crazy

Do you happen to have the stats on that?

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...21st_century_earthquakes

but thankfully most of them haven made major damage like the recent ones

 

[dmoney82]

2012 We're all dead

 

[anygivensunday]

Originally Posted by DMoney82

2012 We're all dead

 

[israel5ekla]

I know people from Turkey. and from Istanbul also.

Hope theyre alright.

 

[capricorn1229]

Originally Posted by DMoney82

2012 We're all dead

I'm too young to die so pipe down with that.

 

[stringer bell 32]

damn

 

[gangsta207therevolution]

They just bastardzing Tesla huh?

Some of these are legit, but a couple of these are fishy imo

 

[enrique23]

there was just an earthquake here in l.a. yesterday. lasted like a second and was like a 2.something
hopefully thats the only one we get

 

[marlsj]

Originally Posted by DMoney82

2012 We're all dead

 

[Mactastic4167]

wow, im moving to turkey next month

 

[Bend_The_Knee]

man this is getting downright scary

 

[23kidd]

I got family from there.....

EDIT: Just spoke with my dad who lives there...thank god nothing happened to him but RIP to the ones who dies