Landslides are likely to occur during an earthquake in buildings constructed on plots of unstable backfill in Samsun residential areas since active North Anatolian rift passes Through Samsun Province, a researcher said.
“There are many buildings on the coast of Samsun that violates the laws related to coasts development. some of Backfill on beaches of Technically problematic Samsun professor Ali Azzoun head of the college of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences of Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) Geography.
Havza, Ladik and Vezirköprü counties are on North Anatolian Rift and city Center in the second-degree risk region. Samsun has a file total of 478 hectares of area full in the last 70 years old. Explaining that illegal buildings were constructed in filled areas on beaches of Samson in the past And that these buildings can constitute a danger during possible Earthquake, Ozone pointed out out that in issue of Earthquake, damage is possible occur in existing buildings in Filling areas due to liquefaction of the earth. If backfill is absolutely necessary, a support wall should He is built He emphasized preventing a landslide.
Forest cover decline
Pointing out that cover the forest on the coast of Atakum in Samsun being destroyed He said through the erosion of the waves: “I knocked over the trees down here. In other words, there is erosion on beaches, which is also destroy trees. We discovered them in previous study there. We do not want to lose an inch of land on the sea. You have the possibility of Reclaim the ground you lost to Favor enemybut if you lose it at sea, it won’t be there chance of get it back. “
Coastline violation
Implementation regulations of Coast Law in Samson too clear. Clearly states where the file is located edge Should font passAnd how Will it be determined? There are quite a few buildings on beaches of Samsun infringing coastal and coastal law edge Line. These buildings are still there in use. State institutions on the coast also contain buildings in violation of these regulations.”
With respect to the region’s geography it is also pointing to outNorth Anatolian Fault Line passes across the territory of Samsun Province. this active error f passes Via Havza, Ladik and Vezirköprü Lines. I have witnessed earthquakes in the past He is likely to witness them in the future. Our entire nation is an earthquake prone country. Hence, we must build Earthquake resistant buildings avoid The losses we have seen recently.
478 hectares of Garbage
In the past 70 years, 478 hectares (4,780 acres) of The shoreline has been filled in in And Samson turned into a land. The filling work in Samson city Center started in 1953 with Building of port. In the first filling work49.6 hectares of The earth was filled for port. In addition to 102 hectares of The land surrounding the port has been filled in: 34.6 hectares for Dugu Park, 84 hectares for West Park 24.4 hectares for Mert Beach, Sevgi Lake and Coastal Road, 5.5 hectares for Bandirma Beach and 12.9 hectares for social amenities in Janik. The golf course created with volume bearing fill of 65 hectares. The filling process was carried out on an area of 100 hectares out behind Tekkeköy oil filling field. Later, in In addition to these areas, tennis, volleyball, and basketball bowling Alleys for sports Squares were built by city via packing method.
