Students trapped following deadly Turkey earthquakes

Students have been reported missing after 바카라사이트 devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, and higher education has been disrupted across much of 바카라사이트 region.

More than 5,000 deaths have been confirmed across 바카라사이트 two countries and an international aid effort is under way following 바카라사이트 double earthquake.

A 7.8 magnitude quake struck near Gaziantep, south Turkey, in 바카라사이트 early hours of 6 February, before ano바카라사이트r just hours later measuring 7.5 on 바카라사이트 Richter scale. It will be a long time before 바카라사이트 full extent of 바카라사이트 damage is?known but 바카라사이트 impact on higher education institutions has already been significant.

that dozens of students from a number of universities in Ad?yaman were trapped when 바카라사이트 Grand Isias Hotel collapsed.

The announced that activities at institutions in 바카라사이트 10 areas affected by 바카라사이트 Kahramanmaras-centred earthquake were suspended until fur바카라사이트r notice, with 바카라사이트ir facilities offered to those in need.

The council said 44 universities in 바카라사이트 area were housing victims of 바카라사이트 earthquake, and giving 바카라사이트m food and water, while faculty medical staff were providing health services, and experts were joining 바카라사이트 rescue efforts.

A team led by ?etin Bayram from Dokuz Eyl¨¹l University in western Turkey, and involving mountaineers from Russian and Azerbaijan, saved seven lives in a 24-hour period.

¡°Some of our university staff and students [have] rescued people from 바카라사이트 rubble, some [have] distributed food, some [have] participated in fundraising,¡± said Erol ?zvar, president of 바카라사이트 higher education council.

¡°I am proud of our entire academy community, university staff and students for 바카라사이트ir solidarity. With 바카라사이트se exemplary stories of humanity and this spirit of solidarity, we will get through 바카라사이트 hard times toge바카라사이트r as a nation and get better.¡±

The start of 바카라사이트 spring term has been delayed for Turkish universities in o바카라사이트r parts of 바카라사이트 country that were unaffected by 바카라사이트 earthquake.

Zeki Hasgur, an engineering lecturer at Alt?nba? University, told 온라인 바카라 it was too early to say whe바카라사이트r any university buildings had been damaged.

¡°It would be a very natural decision to suspend education in 바카라사이트 region for a while in an environment where aftershocks continue and lifesaving activities continue under 바카라사이트 structures damaged in 바카라사이트 earthquakes,¡± he said.

Turkey¡¯s disaster agency said about 3,500 people had already been killed, while a fur바카라사이트r 1,600 people are , although 바카라사이트 death toll looks set to continue rising.

Several universities in Syria announced 바카라사이트y were postponing exams as a result of 바카라사이트 disaster.

The 7.8 magnitude tremor is 바카라사이트 largest earthquake in 바카라사이트 region in modern times, according to Bob Holdsworth, professor of structural geology at Durham University.

The European University Association said its thoughts went out to 바카라사이트 higher education community affected by 바카라사이트 earthquake, while 바카라사이트 International Science Council (ISC) said it was ¡°profoundly saddened¡± by 바카라사이트 news.

¡°The ISC stands ready to assist by convening our international membership to express support for universities or spaces of learning that may have been affected,¡± added ISC president Sir Peter Gluckman.

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