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More than 1,400 people were killed and thousands injured on Monday when a huge earthquake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria, pulversing apartment blocks and heaping more destruction on Syrian cities already devastated by years of war. The magnitude 7.8 quake, which hit in the early darkness of a winter morning, was the worst to strike Turkey this century.

Southern Turkey was shaken by a second powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale at 1:24 p.m. ...

The rescue operation in the affected Turkish areas is hampered by cold weather and precipitation, including snowfalls

Bad weather hinders rescue; worsens plight of survivors

PM Shehbaz says teams comprising doctors, paramedics being sent to Turkiye today to aid rescue efforts.

Over 1,200 people died in Türkiye and Syria as hundreds of buildings collapsed in the areas hit by an earthquake of 7.8-degree magnitude with its epicenter in the border city of Gaziantep. Rescue teams were searching for people trapped under the rubble. Humanitarian aid was reported on its way from various parts of the world. There were a total of 22 aftershocks, some of them strong.

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has hit Turkey and Syria killing more than 1,300 people – with the toll expected to rise.

More than 1,400 people were killed and thousands injured on Monday when a huge earthquake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria, pulversing apartment blocks and heaping more destruction on Syrian cities already devastated by years of war. The magnitude 7.8 quake, which hit in&#x20...

PM Shehbaz says teams comprising doctors, paramedics being sent to Turkiye today to aid rescue efforts.

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