Turkey Devastated by Earthquakes - happening NOW

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

^ How on earth do you manage to get buildings insurance out there?

$$$$$$$ ...all of which translates to $1400 extra per annum, with a reasonable $40k deductable. I had noted in my 15 year appraisal career that home prices remain utterly unaffected by "acts of god"; and, as a review appraiser, countered several fraudulent appraisers who reflected otherwise...using their own altered report data; often in court as an expert witness. Most appraisers only do basic tract home stuff, not individual mtn homes on acreage, SF's classic mansions or "painted ladies" or 'celebrity architected properties'. These became my career niche; which I could charge more for and which others preferred to simply refer over to me. Being a history jock doing RE appraisal research was an easy transition. Avoiding bribes by desperate borrowers and making certain new construction, especially in the mountains, had all their permits was essential. Either one would immediately terminate my services. Earthquake insurance be damned; my errors and omissions appraisal insurance cost more...and I had to keep it up for five years even after switching careers to law enforcement to cover my a$$ during the 'statute of limitations' period as required under law.

[Platapus]

That area got hit with two Mag 7+ earthquakes in the same day.

[August]

Poor people.

[d@rk51d3]

Originally Posted by Platapus

That area got hit with two Mag 7+ earthquakes in the same day.

Checking the volcanoes & earthquakes app, theres been about 35 separate epicenters in turkey over the last 24 hours.

[Onkel Neal]

Man, the scale of destruction is mind boggling. Entire cities leveled. And I imagine many of the structures that are still standing will need to be condemned and torn down.

[Aktungbby]

...all this misery on top of the civil war that had already left 90% of Syrian dependent on government assistance. It will be interesting to see Bashir al-Assad "step up to the plate." in this massive civil crisis. Even Israel, the US, and Turkey, both enemies, are sending assistance along with Russia, China and Arab states... https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/w...arthquake.html Syria is demanding control of all humanitarian aid...yeah right: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article...der-resolution

Throughout the protracted Syrian conflict, the Government of Syria has systematically manipulated humanitarian aid as a military tactic, a political bargaining chip, and as a means of self-financing. Consequently, since 2016 or earlier, independent analysts within the Syria crisis response have advocated to institutional donors that cross-line aid must be, at the very least, complemented by aid delivered through a cross-border modality. Although it remains a vital lifeline to opposition-held northwest Syria, the mechanism authorizing the entire UN-based cross-border aid architecture is now on the verge of collapsing in the face of a veto threat by Russia. Unless it is renewed through a UN Security Council vote by July 10, the cross-border system will be eliminated, and all UN aid will be delivered exclusively through Government of Syria areas. While aid practitioners are well-acquainted with incidents of aid manipulation by Damascus, such incidents are not common knowledge. As policymakers push for renewal of the cross-border mechanism, it is helpful to consider patterns of aid instrumentalization which demonstrate that cross-line aid delivery through Damascus — backed by Russia — cannot be effective or principled.

[Jimbuna]

Current death toll stands at a little over 5000 with some sources predicting an eventual total in excess of 20000

[Dargo]

In both Syria and Turkey, the death toll from the earthquakes has continued to rise. Altogether, the death toll is now at least 6,300. The latest information from Turkish authorities speaks of 4544 dead. That is over a thousand more than President Erdoğan had announced in the early afternoon. At least 1,800 people in Syria were killed in the disaster. That is over 100 more than in the previous update of the death toll.