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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...

And from the turkish government, because we are talking about a massive area that has been impacted by this earthquake. so you've obviously got cities that are, you know, pop laifted ci populated cities in these areas. but you've got remote areas, you've got villages. we don't know the extent of the damage across this area still. starting to get these reports coming in slowly of course. we are probably going to get a better idea as daylight -- in the daylight hours in the next 20 minutes or so. the extent of this damage. but so far, laila, it is not looking good. we are seeing these pictures e...