Earthquake in Turkey LIVE Update: A 7.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked Turkey, followed by another strong earthquake that was felt in several provinces in the region and brought down a number of buildings, reports said.
The USGS said the earthquake was centered about 33 kilometers (20 mi) from Gaziantep and about 26 kilometers (16 mi) from the town of Nurdagi. According to the US Geological Survey, the center was 18 kilometers (11 mi) deep. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency was centered in the city of Pazarcik in Kahramanmaras province.
Death toll rises in Syria after earthquake
Syrian officials said at least 99 people were killed in government-held areas after a strong earthquake struck Syria and neighboring Turkey, raising the death toll in Syria to 119.
Survivors share the suffering of the great earthquake
In Damascus, buildings shook and many people took to the streets in fear.
The earthquake jolted Lebanon residents from their beds and shook buildings for about 40 seconds.
Level 4 alert in Turkey
Turkish authorities scrambled rescue teams and supply planes and declared a “level 4 alert” requiring international assistance.
Consequences of the earthquake in Turkey
At least 130 buildings collapsed in Turkey’s Malatya province, which borders the epicenter, Governor Hulusi Sahin said. At least 15 buildings collapsed in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir. Rescue teams called for silence as they listed survivors in the collapsed 11-story building.
fault lines in Turkey
Turkey sits on top of major fault lines and is frequently rocked by earthquakes. About 18,000 people died in a powerful earthquake that struck northwestern Turkey in 1999.
Catastrophic floods are at risk in Turkey after the earthquake
Naci Gorur, an earthquake expert at the Turkish Academy of Sciences, urged local officials to immediately check dams in the region for cracks to prevent potentially catastrophic flooding.
What is happening in Syria after the earthquake
Syrian state television reported that a building collapsed near Latakia on Syria’s west coast.
Pro-government media said several buildings partially collapsed in Hama, central Syria, as civil defense and firefighters worked to pull survivors from the rubble.
The death toll from Turkey’s earthquake is expected to rise
Local officials said five people died in Osmaniye province and 10 others in Sanliurfa, which lies near Turkey’s border with Syria.
The great earthquake in Turkey was followed by many aftershocks
There were at least 6 aftershocks and he urged people not to enter damaged buildings due to the risks, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said.
Dozens trapped under the rubble after the earthquake
At least 10 people have been killed in Turkey after an earthquake shook the south of the country as well as northern Syria, two local Turkish officials said.
The German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said the quake struck at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) near the southern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, while the EMSC monitoring service said a tsunami risk was being assessed.
Consequences in Syria after a strong earthquake
In northwestern Syria, the opposition Syrian Civil Defense described the situation in the rebel-held re as “catastrophic,” adding that entire buildings had collapsed and people were trapped under the rubble.
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