Residents of the surviving houses on the coast had to be evacuated, the sea did not recede even two days after the tremors.
In the port city of Iskenderun in Turkey, which suffered from devastating earthquakes, it began to rise tidal wave due to sea level rise.
This is reported by the Turkish media, and a video of a new natural disaster is being distributed on social networks.
Sea water flooded the coast, spilling over 200 meters. Residents of surviving houses and office staff had to be evacuated.
İskenderun'da deniz seviyesi yükseldi, birçok noktayı su bastı. #hatay #iskenderun #turkey #deprem #earthquake #earthquakeinturkey pic.twitter.com/CsKoseR44Y
— Hava Forum (@HavaForum) February 7, 2023
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Hatay İskenderun 'da Deniz seviyesinin yükseldiği belirtiliyor.
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Olağanüstü Hal Katar Malatya 'da Adıyaman Merkez #deprem #TurkeyQuake #acil #afad #hatayyardimbekliyor #adana #hatay #iskenderun pic.twitter.com/DYuIv8Tdek
— Mustii (@musti_okycu) February 27, 2023
Local authorities urge residents not to enter damaged houses and not to approach the coastal zone. People remain in parks and closed street markets after the crash.
A large fire broke out in the port of this city, which suffered extensive structural damage,
the day before.
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BEAUTIFUL FLAMES: Drone footage shows thick smoke coming from burning containers at Iskenderun port in Turku.
Turkish authorities maintain the port had been damaged due to major earthquakes that thousands of people in Turkey and Syria may have been cunning. https://t.co/WGzDIfCAy4 pic.twitter.com/EnWPHmccWX
— ABC News (@ABC) February 7, 2023
A huge cloud of black smoke rose from several scattered containers engulfed in flames .
Recall that as of the morning of February 8, the number of victims of a large-scale earthquake in Turkey and Syria amounted to about 8704 people.
