On video: drone footage: the destruction in Hatay province in Turkey after the earthquake (Reuters)
A technology developed by NASA that can detect even the smallest body movements will help locate survivors of the disastrous earthquakes that struck Turkey. The space agency's equipment is able to remotely detect even the smallest body movements, such as shallow breathing or heartbeats. The so-called FINDER devices
use microwave radar to locate survivors under the rubble. The US space agency said the devices were sent to Turkey late last week, about a week after the quakes, which collapsed thousands of buildings in cities and towns near the Turkish-Syrian border. According to Reuters, more than 41,000 victims were rescued from The ruins, since February 6, when two earthquakes, with a magnitude of 7.8 and 7.6 occurred.
The technology was developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory after devastating earthquakes in Haiti and has also become a commercial instrument sold by Florida-based SpecOps. This is just one example of the ways in which the space agency is helping the Turks. For example, the agency's satellites are taking pictures of the disaster area to assess the extent of the damage and to direct the rescue forces on the ground, all part of a global effort to help the grief-stricken country.
NASA satellites take pictures of an area to direct the rescue forces on the ground (photo: NASA)
Another device, installed a few months ago on the International Space Station is EMIT, a sensor originally designed to measure the composition of dust in the Earth's atmosphere, can also detect gas explosions and leaks from pipes ruptured by the earthquakes.
“Our hearts and thoughts are with those affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a press release. ", said Nelson.
Although rescuers are not optimistic about the chances of finding more survivors after ten days, stories of people who miraculously survived under the rubble are still emerging.
For example, on the 14th of the month, nine survivors were pulled from the rubble.
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