About three weeks after the devastating earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria at dawn on February 6, leaving behind massive human and material damage, is another 7.5 earthquake threatening Istanbul?
The mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, announced a plan titled "Comprehensive mobilization for the Istanbul earthquake" This was during a press conference to announce the plan, according to what Turkish local media reported.
This came amid expectations issued by official authorities and earthquake specialists in Turkey, which confirmed that the city of Istanbul is at risk of a large 7.5-magnitude earthquake, roughly similar to the strength of the February 6 earthquake that struck the south of the country and the earthquake that followed on the same day, noting that this would lead to catastrophic results in The city is worse than the results of the previous two earthquakes, according to the network "Arabic RT".
Oglu said " The big earthquake will happen in Istanbul sooner or later, so we have to work very hard to protect the city, if we all want life to survive.".
added: "We must succeed in our mission, as they have succeeded in California, Mexico, Japan and other places around the world".
network quotes "Arabic RT" The competent authorities in Turkey estimated that there are tens of thousands of buildings in Istanbul that are at risk of complete collapse, in the event of a 7.5-magnitude earthquake.
The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Authority (AFAD) announced that the number of victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey last month reached 45,089, bringing the total number of earthquake deaths in both Turkey and Syria to about 51,000.
