In the Samandağ district of Hatay, the wreckage of the buildings collapsed in the earthquake is falling into the region where Turkey’s longest beach and bird paradise are located. The bird sanctuary, home to hundreds of bird species, turned gray with dust clouds rising from the rubble.
The rubble of buildings is pouring into Samandağ district of Hatay, which is home to Turkey’s longest beach and bird paradise.The earthquakes that occurred in Pazarcık and Elbistan districts of Kahramanmaraş on February 6 caused the most destruction in Hatay among 11 provinces.In Hatay, where thousands of buildings have turned into debris, the removal of the debris continues.The removed debris is taken to designated rubble dumping areas. It was noteworthy that one of the rubble dumping areas spilled into the Mileyha Wetland, which is located in the Samandağ district and is home to hundreds of bird species.Due to the dust rising from the rubble, Turkey’s longest beach and bird paradise turned gray.Misel Atik, President of Samandağ Environmental Protection and Tourism Association, stated that they are concerned about asbestos, which is an industrial raw material in rubble dust.Reminding that asbestos was banned in 2010, Atik said, „It is used in insulation in buildings. Sometimes it is used as a sunshade and sometimes it is used as a coating on the ventilation of very old 30-year-old buildings.“ said.Atik continued: These collapsed buildings have been razed to the ground. These asbestos got mixed up in this rubble, these stones. Not only asbestos, but also many chemicals and toxic substances are poured into it with settlements,“ he said.
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The Samandağ district of Hatay, which is home to Turkey’s longest beach and a bird sanctuary, is facing debris pouring in from nearby collapsed buildings due to recent earthquakes. The bird sanctuary, which is home to hundreds of bird species, has turned gray due to dust clouds rising from the rubble. There are concerns about the potential presence of asbestos, an industrial raw material, in the rubble dust. Asbestos was banned in 2010, but it was previously used in insulation in buildings and sometimes as a sunshade or coating on ventilation. The debris from collapsed buildings includes numerous chemicals and toxic substances, according to the President of Samandağ Environmental Protection and Tourism Association.
