natural disasters

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Marmaris, in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Marmaris, at 02:17 on June 03rd. The local authorities said that there was no damage as a result of the earthquake. More information will be updated soon. Source: Kandilli Observatory And Earthquake Research Institute, The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) 

From Rescue to Recovery: Marmaris Response to Earthquakes. This is the first article since the devastating earthquakes in Turkey

Last night Marmaris felt the aftershock of the earthquake out at sea just South of Marmaris, on the line between Marmaris and the island of Rhodes in Greece. This morning we woke up to another earthquake at around 7AM. Unfortunately earthquakes are part of life in this part of the Mediterranean and the Aegean. Yet this time the reaction of the community was somewhat different. Before many would go out and sleep in their gardens or cars. This time nobody seemed to be out, let alone sleeping out of their homes. Perhaps the latest events on a global scale have made us stronger. We have developed a high resistance to stress which is good in these difficult times. This morning the Mayor of Marmaris Mr. Mehmet OKTAY has announced an Earthquake Relief telephone number 0850 888 48 48 . Although there has been no damage in the area so far Click here for details >>