Earthquakes In Turkey, Syria Prompt UN To Activate Emergency Satellite Mapping
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- 08 Feb 2023
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The United Nations activated its emergency mapping satellite service in the wake of the horrific earthquakes that devastated Turkey and Syria on Monday.
More than 5,300 people were reported dead as of Tuesday, with the death toll from the disasters expected to rise.
The magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck west of Gaziantep, Turkey, at 1:17 a.m. UTC, with another quake of magnitude 7.5 hitting the region just a few hours later.
“The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) activated the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT)’s Emergency Mapping service over both Syria and Turkey,” the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) said in a release. “UNOSAT triggered the International Charter: Space and Major Disasters to collect satellite images of Syria.” Read More…
