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Witnesses Recall Earthquake Fury 2100 Die in Varto Area Turk Army Aids Survivors By AHMET BALAN VARTO Turkey AP The whole town was destroyed in a matter of ci seconds an elderly peasant said today recalling the fury of Fridays Friday's earthquake in Varto Witnesses said the small county seat rocked first horizon horizon- horizontally horizontally horizontally tally and then vertically and then there was nothing left All AU but three thres of the towns town's mud buts and concrete buildings crashed down dawn Varto was the epicenter cf of II the I violent quake that killed an esti call estimated estimated mated persons in eastern Turkey I It was on the street raid caid Osman Duman 37 The ground shook under me I saw houses falling apart and a great cloud of dust rose ros into the sky I just couldn't understand what had happened The leveled town was jolted Monday night as seemingly end end- endless endless I Iless less tremors continued to ripple I Ithe the area I IThe The tremor described by an I Interior Ministry official as I quite strong caused no deaths or injuries o m t o a Premier Suleyman Demirel estimated in a radio address to the nation that 2000 bad had per per- perished in the four province disaster disaster disaster ter regions Demirel's estimate was below those of local officials who said more than have been killed Officials say 2100 have been counted dead in the Varto district alone Government officials moved to provide housing for homeless peasants before the early winter sets in in Thousands were sleeping in inthe inthe inthe the open Cool weather usually begins here in August Demirel promised al of to provide new housing before cold grips the mountainous region He said famines families would have to be ba resettled The Th Turkish army moved mOo mo- bile ile bakeries into the area to tomake tomake tomake make bread for the survivors Planes dropped fresh loaves into villages not yet reached by land a o m Demirel said the nation was grateful to all countries that sent assistance He appealed to Turks to keep up their help for I I their stricken countrymen Another man in Varto Verbo told of seeing water in a 8 nearby lake sprayed 60 feet into the air One survivor sat in the ruins of what had been n Varto's high school He said he h had been its janitor He pointed to his bandaged hand and said Gaid it had bad saved his life But he added in tears I lost my mother and two chil chil- children dren
Object Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1966-08-23 |
| Description | 58th Year, No. 288 |
| Subject |
Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
| Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Date | 1966-08-23 |
| Type | Newspapers |
| Format | |
| Collection Name |
Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Library Systems |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for distribution or publication. |
| Contributing Institution |
State Historical Society of Missouri University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Journalism |
| Copy Request |
Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) 747-6366 or (573) 882-7083 or email contact@shsmo.org. Some fees apply: http://shsmo.org/research/researchfees |
| County |
Boone County (Mo.) |
Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian 1966-08-23 Witnesses Recall Earthquake Fury |
| Date | 1966-08-23 |
| Type | article |
| Collection Name | Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Item.Transcript | Witnesses Recall Earthquake Fury 2100 Die in Varto Area Turk Army Aids Survivors By AHMET BALAN VARTO Turkey AP The whole town was destroyed in a matter of ci seconds an elderly peasant said today recalling the fury of Fridays Friday's earthquake in Varto Witnesses said the small county seat rocked first horizon horizon- horizontally horizontally horizontally tally and then vertically and then there was nothing left All AU but three thres of the towns town's mud buts and concrete buildings crashed down dawn Varto was the epicenter cf of II the I violent quake that killed an esti call estimated estimated mated persons in eastern Turkey I It was on the street raid caid Osman Duman 37 The ground shook under me I saw houses falling apart and a great cloud of dust rose ros into the sky I just couldn't understand what had happened The leveled town was jolted Monday night as seemingly end end- endless endless I Iless less tremors continued to ripple I Ithe the area I IThe The tremor described by an I Interior Ministry official as I quite strong caused no deaths or injuries o m t o a Premier Suleyman Demirel estimated in a radio address to the nation that 2000 bad had per per- perished in the four province disaster disaster disaster ter regions Demirel's estimate was below those of local officials who said more than have been killed Officials say 2100 have been counted dead in the Varto district alone Government officials moved to provide housing for homeless peasants before the early winter sets in in Thousands were sleeping in inthe inthe inthe the open Cool weather usually begins here in August Demirel promised al of to provide new housing before cold grips the mountainous region He said famines families would have to be ba resettled The Th Turkish army moved mOo mo- bile ile bakeries into the area to tomake tomake tomake make bread for the survivors Planes dropped fresh loaves into villages not yet reached by land a o m Demirel said the nation was grateful to all countries that sent assistance He appealed to Turks to keep up their help for I I their stricken countrymen Another man in Varto Verbo told of seeing water in a 8 nearby lake sprayed 60 feet into the air One survivor sat in the ruins of what had been n Varto's high school He said he h had been its janitor He pointed to his bandaged hand and said Gaid it had bad saved his life But he added in tears I lost my mother and two chil chil- children dren |
