More infoSatellite images have uncovered the devastation left behind by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria earlier this week, as 190-mile-long cracks appear on the ground. According to the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), the death toll from the horrific earthquake has now risen to almost 21,000. Turkey earthquake horror laid bare as satellites reveal 190-mile fissures in the groundThe larger of the two cracks in 190 mile wideIn a tweet, COMET said: "Complete picture of the two earthquake ruptures now available from the Sentinel-1 descending pass. This earthquake fault is one of the longest on record on the continents. Local geology scientists in Turkey also shared images of the cracks on the ground, confirming the data from the satellites.
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