Rescue and recovery in Turkey and Syria

On February 6, one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded struck Turkey and Syria. Rescue crews searched for survivors, and world leaders sent help to the densely populated area spanning several hundred miles. What happened? In the early hours of February 6, a very strong earthquake struck southern Turkey, near the Syrian border. The quake measured 7.8 on the local magnitude scale. (The highest number ever recorded is 9.5.) Nine hours later, the region was hit by an unusually powerful aftershock (smaller earthquake after a main one), measuring 7.5 magnitude. A United Nations (UN, a group of 193 countries working together for peace and cooperation) official called this the worst natural disaster in the area in 100 years. What is the damage? The two strikes devastated 10 provinces in…

You're reading a preview of

The Week Junior US (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 148

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.