by Chris Black
The body counting hasn’t really even begun.
BREAKING: Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll passes 22,000pic.twitter.com/KtyJT8oOOZ
— Pubity (@PubityIG) February 10, 2023
Surface fracture in Turkey following the two deadly earthquakes. Gives you an idea pic.twitter.com/Xcrll8IFFX
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) February 10, 2023
I knew when I saw those buildings collapsing that it was going to be a massive death toll.
The earthquake was in an area that is covered with cheaply built mid-rise apartment buildings that are about as sturdy as a wet tissue.