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good monday morning. i'm jim sciutto. >> i'm erica hill. rescuers in turkey and syria are frantically searching for survivors at a earthquake struck the border this morning. that of course is one of the building that is the moment that you can see when the 9.2 earthquake struck this morning and it collapsed into rubble. more than 2,300 people have been reported dead. and the death toll continues to rise, and it is rising exponentially. in this video, the moment that a child was pulled from debris in northwest syria, and that region is also dealing with the impact of heavy brutal civi...

lord, what a shocking moment there from turkey. good morning to you this monday, i'm jim sciutto. >> and i'm erica hill. the death toll continues to rise after this catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck near the border of turkey and syria. more than 1,800 people are now reported dead, but there are concerns that that number could ultimately reach into the tens of thousands. at this hour desperate rescue operations underway. crews searching for survivors who may be trapped under piles of rubble. here you see this is the moment that a child you see in the arms there of tha...

This was an epi-line, a fracture of the earth's crust almost 120 miles long. so this fracture, this break pg of the crust happened along the line in the initial one. now, all of these other aftershocks are happening here. well, it is because there are fault lines, and obviously there are, with the arabian and the anatoli here, and the triple-plate here where the initial earthquake happened and yes, it is cold. we have a cold front coming through, and the temperatures in the morning will be around 20. think about this. in this zone, there is not a single person living in their apartment or thei...

They called it, requesting international assistance and we are hearing several countries have offered assistance. the turkish president saying more than 45 countries, nato and the eu are standing ready and starting to provide support and aid to turkey right now. jim, erica? >> and even the pictures coming out, we know that those needs are extensive. jomana karadsheh, thank you. chad myers is standing by at the cnn weather center. the magnitude of this earthquake and then the magnitude of these after shocks, help us understand what's happening in the region. >> 7.8 is the number, that is the ...

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