ISTANBUL (AP) — A year ago, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, causing widespread destruction and the loss of over 59,000 lives.
Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesThe disaster led to a massive international rescue and aid operation involving dozens of countries and organizations.
The World Bank estimated the damage caused at $34.2 billion in Turkey and $5.1 billion in Syria.
The East Anatolian fault system, where the disaster occurred, is near where the Anatolian, Arabian and African tectonic plates come together.
The East Anatolian fault had last seen a quake of magnitude 7 or greater in 1822, when at least 10,000 were killed in Syria’s Aleppo.
Persons:
Mehmet Ozhaseki, February’s, transgressors, Abby Sewell, Suzan Fraser
Organizations:
—, Turkey's, Interior Ministry, United Nations, World Bank, Food Program, WFP, Associated Press
Locations:
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Syria, Turkey’s Kahramanmaras, Idlib, Aleppo, Istanbul, Elazig, Hatay, SYRIA, Brussels, Beirut, Ankara