The American aerospace company published satellite images of the city of Islahiye before and after the disaster.
Maxar Technologies published satellite images of the Turkish city of Islahiye on Twitter, taken on October 4, 2022, also after the February 7, 2023 earthquake.
“Our latest images of the earthquake in Turkey. Weather and cloud cover affected the reception of new images of the affected areas,” the report said.
The company’s photos show the Turkish city of Islahiye several months before and after the earthquake.
In particular, the picture shows damaged buildings and rescue operations.
Our latest photos from #earthquake in #Turkey. Weather and cloud cover were factors in obtaining new imaging of the affected areas. We will release new photos when we get them. A before (Oct 4, 2022) and after (Feb 7, 2023) overview of #IslahiyeTurkey. pic.twitter.com/CAvQvjb1bZ
— Maxar Technologies (@Maxar) February 7, 2023
As you know, on February 6, two strong earthquakes occurred in the southeast of Turkey: in the Pazardzhik region of the Kahramanmarash province – a magnitude of 7.7 and in the Elbistan region of the same province – 7.6 on the Richter scale.
Behind this disaster, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency for three months in 10 provinces of the country.
Later it became known that in Turkey, as a result of a series of devastating earthquakes, 4,544 people died, 26,721 were injured.
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