Huge earthquake in Turkey and Syria have caused thousands of death
In Turkey due to a major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria, collapsing buildings and triggering searches for survivors in the rubble.
More than 2,379 people were killed and 14,483 were injured, In Turkey due to a major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria, collapsing buildings and triggering searches for survivors in the rubble.
The US Geological Survey repots the 7.8 magnitude tremor struck at 04:17 local time (01:17 GMT) at a depth of 17.9km (11 miles) near the city of Gaziantep.
Many aftershocks are still being felt across the region. Thousands of buildings across both the countries have collapsed and many roads are destroyed.
The quake was also felt in Cyprus and Lebanon.
Turkey's disaster agency declared "level 4 alarm" that calls for international assistance.
The neighboring country Syrian which is under the decadelong civil war, The state media said more than 700 people killed and dozens injured there, most in the provinces of Hama, Aleppo and Latakia, where numerous buildings had been brought down.
