UN World Health Organization chief, Tedros Ghebreyesus, announced that he has ordered emergency medical teams to head to Turkey. Along with WHO, many other countries have offered to help Turkey.
Turkey Earthquake Today LIVE Updates: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 300 people, damaging buildings while many were still asleep, and sending tremors that were felt as far away as the island of Cyprus and Egypt. Rescue workers and residents are frantically searching for survivors under the rubble of crushed buildings in multiple cities on both sides of the border.
Turkey Earthquake Latest Updates: The earthquake occurred at 4:17 am local time today on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the Turkish city of Gaziantep on the border with Syria.