Soldiers patrol streets of earthquake zone to prevent looting: FTV correspondent
Soldiers patrol streets of earthquake zone to prevent looting: FTV correspondent
2023-02-15
Following the earthquake in Turkey, the Mediterranean port city of Iskenderun is seeing a surge in theft and burglary. The Turkish government is deploying armed soldiers as stores close. Our reporter Wu Cheng-han reports from Iskenderun.
Wu Cheng-han
FTV reporter
Because of the earthquake, many hard-hit areas are seeing an increase in crime. Reports of theft and burglary have emerged from many hard-hit areas.
Armed soldiers patrol the streets. They pass by a store building that had been deformed. Remaining stocks were lined up at the storefront, leaving them vulnerable to burglars. The police had put up barricade tape and officers stand by.
Wu Cheng-han
FTV reporter
This building is in relatively good condition. But because many stores can no longer stay in business, no one’s here.
Stores on this street had been locked up. Here in Iskenderun, a port city in the southern province of Hatay, which neighbors Syria to the south, theft and burglary are on the rise. To curb the rising crime, troops are being deployed to patrol the streets, with higher frequency as the sun goes down.
Local resident
They’re checking the streets and also our houses, because most of these people from other cities are coming here to find the jewelry, gold or something like that. That’s why soldiers are, 24 hours, visiting the different corners of the cities to protect our houses. That’s why soldiers are in the streets.
Local resident
The Turkish people, inside, they have respect for the soldiers. We have trust for them inside. So psychologically the people must feel relaxed and comfortable. That’s why when we see the military here, people may feel they are protected by the government.
To the south, the city of Antakya is also seeing a rise in store lootings. Armed soldiers are being deployed to keep crime at bay and properties safe.
土耳其房屋倒塌破損 軍警持槍巡邏戒備
2023-02-15
民視採訪團隊持續前往土耳其災區，這回來到南部靠近敘利亞邊界，一座港口城市〝伊斯肯德倫〞，雖然房屋倒塌受損情況，沒有阿德亞曼嚴重，但受到地震影響，有店家房屋破損，商品堆疊在外，就怕民眾趁火打劫，街上軍警持槍戒備，降低犯罪率。
[[民視記者 吳承翰]]
“因為地震的關係，很多重災區治安的情況都非常差，在很多重災區都發生了竊盜或搶劫情況。”
土耳其軍方派出兵力，荷槍實彈，來回巡邏，附近商家受到地震影響，一樓店面鋼樑扭曲變形，整棟樓岌岌可危，所有的商品散落店門口，就怕民眾趁火打劫，除了拉起管制線，警方也在一旁戒備。
[[民視記者 吳承翰]]
“其實這個地方保存情況還算是良好，只是很多商家都因為生意做不下去，暫時離開。”
一樓不少商家大門深鎖，靠近敘利亞邊界，位於土耳其南部的港口城市伊斯肯德倫，雖然災情沒有重災區阿德亞曼嚴重，但因為偷竊搶劫事件頻傳，土耳其軍警從傍晚開始，就會加強巡邏。
[[當地民眾]]
“(軍警)他們正在檢查街道和我們的房子，因為其中大部分來自其他地區的人，他們來這裡是為了找出珠寶或類似的東西，這就是為什麼士兵們24小時需要到城市不同角落，來保護我們的房子。”
[[當地民眾]]
“在這裡的土耳其人很尊重士兵，我們信任他們，所以在心理上，大家感到放鬆和舒適，這就是為什麼當我們在這裡看到軍隊時，人們可能會覺得他們受到政府保護。”
至於距離伊斯肯德倫不遠的安塔基亞，災後同樣不時傳出有商家，遭到民眾洗劫，軍方進駐，強力戒備，降低犯罪問題。
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