5 minutes agoExperts Expect Next Earthquake in Istanbul
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(3 years ago)For more than five weeks, Turkey has been facing the consequences of the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the country's southeast. Pressure is already growing on the local authorities, who must think of the consequences such shocks could have in the country's most populated cities. “The perspective for Istanbul is not [...]
For more than five weeks, Turkey has been facing the consequences of the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the country's southeast.
Pressure is already growing on the local authorities, who must think of the consequences such shocks could have in the country's most populated cities.
The perspective for Istanbul is not bright. It's not bright at all,” Professor Celal Sengor, one of Turkey's top geo-scientists, says.
If another earthquake of these dimensions does not occur in Istanbul in the next 20 years, we would all be very surprised,Istanbul Technical University professor told CNN.
“It's so close. It's just a probability, but the probability is high. ”
Turkey is one of the most seismically active regions in the world. It's a geological reality that has increased concern about Istanbul's readiness for earthquakes.
Today, experts estimate that another powerful quake of 7.2 and 7.8 magnitude could result in devastating for Turkey's commercial and industrial centre.
However, the moment of such an earthquake is impossible to predict. According to Sengor, the scenario could be like this: My account is about 100,000. It's gonna be a slaughter. You cannot think only of the direct impact of the swing but also of what will follow. There will be plunder, fires, epidemics. It's gonna be terrible. ”
Meanwhile, as more than 48,000 people were killed in Turkey by last month's earthquake, Istanbul is rushing to strengthen its defence against a natural disaster that experts say could strike at any moment.
