Earthquake Archives - Solidarity (Ireland)

Morocco: Earthquake and lack of infrastructure kills thousands

By Arno D, PSL/LSP (our sister organisation in Belgium) On Friday 8 September, a terrible earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck the Marrakesh-Safi region of Morocco. While the city of Marrakech more or less escaped, many villages in the Atlas

Sep 30, 2023

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Turkey / Syria / Kurdistan earthquakes: Horrific death toll – fate has nothing to do with it

By Serge Jordan, International Socialist Alternative Multi-storey buildings standing next to pulverized ones. A father holding his dead daughter’s hand, as her body, still lying on her mattress, is stuck in between layers of concrete. Small children in the cold rain crying

Feb 12, 2023

Earthquake hits Turkey, Syria & Kurdistan: Thousands killed, construction companies profit

By Serge Jordan, International Socialist Alternative The scenes of the lives shattered by yesterday’s earthquakes in Turkey, Syria and Kurdistan are painful to watch. I was in Turkey in the summer of 1999, just 40km away from the epicenter of the last

Feb 8, 2023

Earthquake

Morocco: Earthquake and lack of infrastructure kills thousands

Turkey / Syria / Kurdistan earthquakes: Horrific death toll – fate has nothing to do with it

Earthquake hits Turkey, Syria & Kurdistan: Thousands killed, construction companies profit

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden