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Serious Over 45K Turkeys And Arabs Killed As They Slept By Huge Earthquake! Even Good White Men In Greenland Felt The Quake!

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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: The most powerful earthquake in nearly a century struck Turkey and Syria early Monday (Feb 6), killing more than 1,900 people in their sleep, levelling buildings and causing tremors felt as far away as Greenland.

The 7.8-magnitude nighttime tremor, followed hours later by a slightly smaller one, wiped out entire sections of major Turkish cities in a region filled with millions of people who have fled the civil war in Syria and other conflicts.

Rescuers used heavy equipment and their bare hands to peel back rubble in search of survivors, who they could in some cases hear begging for help under the rubble.

"Since I live in an earthquake zone, I am used to being shaken," said Melisa Salman, a reporter in the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras.

"But that was the first time we have ever experienced anything like that," the 23-year-old told AFP.

"We thought it was the apocalypse."

The head of Syria's National Earthquake Centre, Raed Ahmed, called it "the biggest earthquake recorded in the history of the centre".

Turkey's emergency services said at least 1,121 people died in the earthquake, with another 783 confirmed fatalities in Syria, putting that toll at 1,904.

The initial quake was followed by more than 50 aftershocks, including a 7.5-magnitude tremor that jolted the region in the middle of search and rescue work on Monday afternoon.

Shocked survivors in Turkey rushed out into the snow-covered streets in their pyjamas, watching rescuers dig through the debris of damaged homes with their hands.

"Seven members of my family are under the debris," Muhittin Orakci, a stunned survivor in Turkey's mostly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, told AFP.

"My sister and her three children are there. And also her husband, her father-in-law and her mother-in-law."

The rescue was being hampered by a winter blizzard that covered major roads in ice and snow. Officials said the quake made three major airports in the area inoperable, further complicating deliveries of vital aid.

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"RAN FOR THE DOOR"
The first quake struck at 4.17am local time at a depth of about 18km near the Turkish city of Gaziantep, which is home to about 2 million people, the US Geological Survey said.

Denmark's geological institute said tremors from the main quake reached the east coast of Greenland about eight minutes after the tremor struck Turkey.

Osama Abdel Hamid, a quake survivor in Syria, said his family was sleeping when the shaking began.

"I woke up my wife and my children and we ran towards the door," he said. "We opened it and suddenly all the building collapsed."

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/wor...uake-more-1200-dead-thousands-injured-3256346
 

syed putra

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Greenland was settled by the Vikings.

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The vikings left

Greenland’s National Day, the Home Rule Act (1979), and the Act on Self-Government (2009)​

June 21, 2019 by Elin Hofverberg
Today, June 21, 2019, is Greenland’s National Day, marking the longest day of the year (the summer solstice). June 21 is also the anniversary of the entry into force of Greenland’s Act on Self-Government (Lov om Grønlands Selvstyre (Lov nr. 473 af 12 juni 2009)). Although it us still formally a part of the Kingdom of Denmark, Greenland attained autonomy over a number of areas with the passing of this Act. The Act replaced the Home Rule Act, which entered into force 40 years ago this year.


Lov om Groenlands hjemmestyre [Act on Greenland’s Home Rule] (Lov nr. 577 af 29 November 1978). Photo by Kelly McKenna.
The Home Rule Act

On November 29, 1978, the Danish Parliament passed the Home Rule Act (Lov om Grønlands Hjemmestyre), but it did not to enter into force until additional legislation was adopted. On February 21, 1979, the Danish Queen Margrethe signed an act titled: Entry into force of Act on Greenlands Home Rule and Elections to the Greenlandic Parliament etc. (Ikraftsættelse af lov om Grønlands hjemmestyre og om valg til Grønlands landsting i 1979 m.v.). The Home Rule Act subsequently entered into force on May 1, 1979. The Home Rule Act was enacted as a response to the January 17, 1979, Greenlandic referendum, whereby 70.1 % of the voters (63% voter turn out) voted in favor of increased autonomy. Among other things, the Home Rule Act created the Greenlandic Parliament (Landsting in Danish and Inatsisartut in Greenlandic).
 

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Condolences to the families of victims in this horrendous earthquake. There is nothing more we mere mortals can do for the dead, but there is MUCH MORE we can do for the living.

The next 72hrs will be CRITICAL to save those still trapped under the ruble, as well as food, water, shelter & med for those who are alive.

Earthquakes are caused by the shifts in tectonic plates. Planet Earth is not as stable as most presumed.

It happens mostly during Jan to Apr. As to why, there are no answers yet., only hypotheses - tilt of Earth between the tropics, current rare planetary alignment causing gravitational pull, etc.

Thus, those countries that lays between the tectonic plates best be PREPARED - China, Chile, Japan, Indonesia.

The Turkey quake will not be the last.

Earthquake Preparedness


1. Helicopters will be of critical use as it can traverse all terrains to send med, supplies & even airlift heavy machineries for rescue work.

2. All med & rescue teams on standby during those months

3. Earthquake & Tsunami sensors be tested & upgraded

4. Citizens to be prepared-to leave material goods aside & run to govt pre-informed designated safe aid points, or if not possible, to take shelter at staircase landings, which are the strongest points of a building.

5. And much more. We puny mortals are no match to Nature but we can adapt & prepare, to save lives.
 

JohnTan

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Condolences to the families of victims in this horrendous earthquake. There is nothing more we mere mortals can do for the dead, but there is MUCH MORE we can do for the living.

The next 72hrs will be CRITICAL to save those still trapped under the ruble, as well as food, water, shelter & med for those who are alive.

Earthquakes are caused by the shifts in tectonic plates. Planet Earth is not as stable as most presumed.

It happens mostly during Jan to Apr. As to why, there are no answers yet., only hypotheses - tilt of Earth between the tropics, current rare planetary alignment causing gravitational pull, etc.

Thus, those countries that lays between the tectonic plates best be PREPARED - China, Chile, Japan, Indonesia.

The Turkey quake will not be the last.

Earthquake Preparedness


1. Helicopters will be of critical use as it can traverse all terrains to send med, supplies & even airlift heavy machineries for rescue work.

2. All med & rescue teams on standby during those months

3. Earthquake & Tsunami sensors be tested & upgraded

4. Citizens to be prepared-to leave material goods aside & run to govt pre-informed designated safe aid points, or if not possible, to take shelter at staircase landings, which are the strongest points of a building.

5. And much more. We puny mortals are no match to Nature but we can adapt & prepare, to save lives.

There was a second earthquake after the first one.
 

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To save those trapped in 'air bubbles' - where there are strong structures supporting further collapse of concrete, now or in future incidents, perhaps:-

a) There are means of communications with loved ones if they have at least a cellphone. The signal is VHF ( very high frequency) which is dependent on line of sight. It will depend on how the concrete structure falls, & if there is just 30% of line of sight, signals can get true, for those trapped to called on loved ones to let them know they are alive, & their location which will help rescuers to identify & spend resources to dig through that location.

Equally, it had been known that the ORIGINAL Tesla is able to send ELECTRICITY thru the air, thus cellphones can be CHARGED UP thru the line of sight method, but WILL need a huge power source.

b) HF radio waves are OMNI-DIRECTIONAL, & can flow thru structures - high or underground. Perhaps cell phone makers can incorporate HF signaling ability thru an app & modifications on the chip, as a emergency channel, especially for nations that are within quake zones, to save lives?

c) The last fall back will be soundwaves. Should anyone be trapped underground in air pockets, it is CRITICAL to provide some sound sources to rescuers above ground, as soundwaves too are OMNI-DIRECTIONAL. Just a metal instrument CONTINOUSLY hitting another metal component is ENOUGH to let rescuers above know that someone is alive, & they can IDENTIFY where the soundwaves are originating from by Vectoring, & WILL help one to survive.

Thus if anyone whose loved one is still trapped underground in the Turkey Earthquake, instead of saying goodbyes on still available cellphone battery, teach them what to do - to make simple effective sounds such as hitting metal objects with another metal object, to create the hi-pitch far ranging soundwaves, & conserve air/energy. Most Humans can survive without water or food under the most extreme conditions for 72hrs, proven by many whom had the WILL to live & not give up in our Human history.
 

Willamshakespear

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The death toll is significantly larger than reported as the days go by, & time is sadly running out to help save those trapped in air bubbles below ground levels. The destruction is too horrifying & immense to describe in words, not just on material worth alone, but the tremendous loss of precious Human lives...

Nevertheless, life must go on. May the rescuers not give up searching for our fellow Humans, alive or dead, as we will not leave anyone behind & it will give closure to the victims families.

A leader is supposed to be visionary & able to see far ahead to anticipate & find solutions - proactive than reactive, and NEVER to be awed, shocked to numbness by sheer scale of crisis. The next step after this disaster is do MORE for the living - their mental & physical health.

For mental health, most will want answers to WHY it happened, to understand. Most would turn to religion for solace but it would be best to use proven scientific psychological answers for help rather than to be misled by those whom will use such opportunities to further their worldly desires of ambitions & lusts.

Many whom had lost loved ones will be overwhelmed by grief, but they must know that mortals have no ability to bring back the dead, & that those who died are in a far better place than here now, spared of sorrows & pain. The living must go on with life, & be the Human that the lost loved ones had looked up to, which is why they are loved. Let not their deaths be in vain.

Some of the many whom had been rescued out of rubbles may had lost their limbs, will have questions on their abilities to live life again. They must have courage, as it had been proven by the many courageous Humans whom had lost their limbs had lived full lives & even took part in the Olympics. Physical disabilities is not a hinderance to life, only one's mental limits hinders such.

This will be an opportunity for companies dealing in Prosthetics to come forth to help our fellow Humans overcome their mental & physical disabilities. While most prosthetics are expensive, but with economy of scale, such costs can be brought down. Furthemore, there are 7 Billion Humans sharing our planet. We had came together, regardless of race or religion, to help rescue fellow Humans in this disaster. We can do so again, to help them rebuild their lives, to give HOPE to all, to progress & evolve our Human race...


 

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big question for sg is: are concrete buildings in sg ductile? i.e. able to sway and stay intact with 6.9 earthquakes. the two killers in earthquakes are non-ductile concrete highrises and masonry or brick buildings.
 

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big question for sg is: are concrete buildings in sg ductile? i.e. able to sway and stay intact with 6.9 earthquakes. the two killers in earthquakes are non-ductile concrete highrises and masonry or brick buildings.

I bet the HDB flats built in the 1980s and 1990s are more durable than the modern crap which were made with plenty of 'outsourcing'. :biggrin:

The best are still those short ones built during colonial times. :cool:
 

Willamshakespear

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Would Nature give warning signs that a terrible earthquake is about to happen, or are strange natural phenomenon in our planet's sky a form of unknown science to Humanity, such as charged particle electrons being released into the air from strong seismic tectonic activities reacting to atmospheric conditions creating strange lights & cloud formations out of the ordinary?

Many living in the colliding tectonic regions experienced seeing strange light & formations in the atmosphere for centuries, at times just minutes prior to an earthquake, other times 3 weeks or more before an earthquake happened. As this is still earthquake season - jan to apr, perhaps those living in earthquake or tsunami hotspots should take a closer look at the skies for aerial phenomenon & be prepared, as it is often said - better to be safe than sorry...

 

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Only Arab desert monkeys live in tents. The ancient Turks were similar to the Greeks. :cool:



not ancient Turks lah..................Turkey used to be populated by other ethnic groups................just like Nth Africa.................the original peoples were killed off or chased off by MuSLIME invaders.........
 

syed putra

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Only Arab desert monkeys live in tents. The ancient Turks were similar to the Greeks

not ancient Turks lah..................Turkey used to be populated by other ethnic groups................just like Nth Africa.................the original peoples were killed off or chased off by MuSLIME invaders.........
The entire eastern Mediterranean including Egypt all the way to persia and present day Afghanistan was under greek rule. When alexander died, the empire was divided among his generals. Persia and eastern board was under Sassanid.
Turks came in later as allies to the mongols
 
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I bet the HDB flats built in the 1980s and 1990s are more durable than the modern crap which were made with plenty of 'outsourcing'. :biggrin:

The best are still those short ones built during colonial times. :cool:

The bestest are those built during the days of yore. :barefoot:
 
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