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we're talking breaking news out of turkey where a major earthquake has struck the southern part of the country. officials say the death toll has now risen to at least 17. the u.s. geological survey says the 7.8 magnitude quake was centered east of nadagi in gaziant. p province. officials say multiple buildings have collapsed not just in turkey but also in syria. an aftershock with a magnitude of 6.7 struck northwest of the initial quake about 11 minutes later. a local journalist tells cnn there were up to eight very strong aftershocks in under a minute. let's take you now to cnn's jo...

Being felt now will hopefully become less and less frequently and also at smaller magnitudes over time. >> karl lang, thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> and a little while ago i spoke with ayed kurdi who is a journalist living in turkey and he says when the quake struck he was most concerned about his parents. >> people are on the streets still, staying in open areas. there's rain happening now in my neighborhood where i live, neighbors went back to the building. at 4:19 a.m. the earthquake started. i was awake at the time. for the first three seconds it was like a light shak...