The death toll is rising from a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit southeast Turkey and Syria early on Monday
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria resulting in a rising death toll, hundreds injured and expected to increase
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The 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey has killed 76 and injured 440 in 7 provinces according to Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management agency
Rescuers are searching for survivors in southeast Turkey after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake caused toppled buildings. The armed forces are assisting in the rescue effort, according to the Turkish interior minister Suleyman Soylu.
99 deaths and 334 injuries have been reported in government-held areas of Syria after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, according to the Syrian Health Ministry cited by state media. Previously, 20 deaths were reported in rebel-held areas.
This raises the overall death toll to 195 in Turkey and Syria.
The death toll from the powerful earthquake in Syria and Turkey has risen to 119, with 99 reported fatalities in government-held areas of Syria, according to Syrian officials.
The earthquake in Syria's provinces of Aleppo, Hama, and Latakia resulted in 200 injured people, according to Assistant Health Minister Ahmad Dumeira.
The earthquake, centered near Gaziantep in southeast Turkey and 90 km from the Syrian border, resulted in 20 additional deaths in rebel-held northwest Syria.
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu of Turkey has urged residents in quake-stricken areas to avoid entering damaged buildings due to safety concerns and to clear roads for emergency responders
Soylu emphasized the priority of rescuing people trapped in ruined buildings and getting them to hospitals.
In Turkey's Malatya province, 130 buildings have fallen, according to Governor Hulusi Sahin. 15 buildings have also collapsed in Diyarbakir city.
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