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VIDEO: Turkey-Syria Earthquake — Death Toll Rises To 1,379

by Fila News Gh

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has devastated areas across southeast Turkey and northern Syria, with at least 912 deaths and 5,383 people wounded in Turkey, and 467 deaths in Syria

The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was centered about 33km (20 miles) from Gaziantep, a major city and provincial capital. It was about 18km (11 miles) deep, and a strong 6.7 aftershock rumbled about 10 minutes later. The tremor was also felt in Cyprus and Lebanon.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Twitter that “search and rescue teams were immediately dispatched” to the areas hit by the earthquake.

In northwest Syria, the opposition’s Syrian Civil Defence described the situation in the rebel-held region as “disastrous”, adding that entire buildings had collapsed and people were trapped under the rubble.

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