Turkey and Syria have been going through utter chaos with a joint death toll on Tuesday raised to 4300. While the relief teams are trying their level best to rescue people stuck inside rubble and collapsed buildings or properties, both nations have been suffering deadly aftershocks. For the unversed, Turkey and Syria have recorded more than 50 aftershocks and among them, three are being considered deadly in nature. To be precise, the first earthquake that hit Turkey was of 7.8 magnitude, the second of 7.5 was hit in the afternoon when a rescue operation was underway, and again at the night, the third earthquake of magnitude was also more than 7. While the death toll continues to raise, multiple videos and photos are going viral on social media. One of them is a flock of birds chirping and flying chaotically moments before the earthquake.
In the Turkey Earthquake birds viral video, it can be seen birds flying in the air in flocks and loudly chirping. Notably, it has been alleged that the video was shot moments before Turkey was massively shaken by the Earthquake. Notably, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra reacted to the video and called it 'Natural alarm system'. Anand Mahindra took to to his Twitter handle and wrote, "Nature’s alarm system. We are not sufficiently tuned in to nature to hear it…"
Nature’s alarm system. We are not sufficiently tuned in to nature to hear it… https://t.co/jzjkQxCxsR
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) February 6, 2023
Turkey Earthquake
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and sending panicked residents pouring outside in a cold winter night. More than 4,300 have been confirmed dead in both countries and thousands more injured with the death toll expected to rise. More than 130 quakes have been felt in Central Turkey in the last 27 hours.
Taking a glance at the world’s deadliest earthquakes since 2000-
June 22, 2022: In Afghanistan, more than 1,100 people die in magnitude 6.1 earthquake.
August 14, 2021: In Haiti, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake kills more than 2,200 people.
September 28, 2018: A magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Indonesia, killing more than 4,300 people.
April 25, 2015: In Nepal, more than 8,800 people are killed by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake.
Turkey-Syria earthquake video: Man stuck under rubble cries for help on live-stream, Watch
March 11, 2011: A magnitude 9.0 quake off the northeast coast of Japan triggers a tsunami, killing nearly 20,000 people.
January 12, 2010: In Haiti, a staggering 316,000 people are killed by a magnitude 7.0 quake, according to government estimates.
May 12, 2008: A magnitude 7.9 quake strikes eastern Sichuan in China, resulting in over 87,500 deaths.
May 26, 2006: More than 5,700 people die when a magnitude 6.3 quake hits the island of Java, Indonesia.
October 8, 2005: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake kills over 80,000 people in Pakistan’s Kashmir region.
March 28, 2005: A magnitude 8.6 quake in northern Sumatra in Indonesia kills about 1,300 people.
December 26, 2004: A magnitude 9.1 quake in Indonesia triggers an Indian Ocean tsunami, killing 230,000 people in a dozen countries.
December 26, 2003: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits southeastern Iran, resulting in 50,000 deaths.
May 21, 2003: More than 2,200 people are killed in a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Algeria.
January 26, 2001: A magnitude 7.7 quake strikes Gujarat in India, killing 20,000 people.