Secondary crises after the Turkey-Syria earthquakes are now the greatest threat to life

Sun, 26 Feb 2023 22:26:07 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/secondary-crises-after-the-turkey-syria-earthquakes-are-now-the-greatest-threat-to-life-199682>

"The death toll from the Turkey and Syria earthquakes has continued to climb,
with more than 37,000 lives lost. This staggering number is likely to grow even
higher over coming days as the rubble is cleared. The disaster is now among the
top five most deadly earthquakes globally in the past two decades.

Much of the focus has centred on the immense loss of life in the immediate
aftermath of the earthquakes. But many lives will still be at risk in the
months to come. While hard to track, we know from other cases that death tolls
rise because of a lack of adequate medical care, clean water and shelter
following disasters.

These secondary crises can have devastating impacts, as past disasters around
the world have shown."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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