they will face this catastrophe in many cities were hit by it and there are many casualties, over 200 dead, probably 300 by now, and thousands still under rubble. this is natural disaster calling the international community and it s hard to tell how the politics will play to reach areas that are banned by the government or called as terrorist areas by the government and there is areas by the government and there is a big debate on how to access the aid from turkey s side at the moment. aid from turkey s side at the moment- aid from turkey s side at the moment. ., ~ , ., , . aid from turkey s side at the moment. ., ~ i. , . . moment. thank you very much. we welcome back moment. thank you very much. we welcome back to moment. thank you very much. we welcome back to the moment. thank you very much. we welcome back to the situation - moment. thank you very much. we welcome back to the situation in i welcome back to the situation in turkey and syria throughout the day. health leaders
so i think this earthquake will make the situation here tragic and difficult, more and more. the tremor may have happened before dawn, but the dangers caused by the damage to buildings remain very active. take a look at what happens to this apartment blockjust a hundred kilometres from the epicentre. traffic and pedestrians are nearby, seemingly not aware that it is about to collapse. it happens just slowly enough that everyone in the immediate area seems to be able to get to safety. you can also see how the building seems to collapse almost vertically, pushing out a huge cloud of dust and rubble. it s not thought anyone
hama and latakia. most of them are in aleppo. about 600 people are wounded now. and still, until this moment, a lot of bodies, they are under rubble as a result from this earthquake. in the opposition area, like idlib, according to some sources, i called with them, at least 30 people, they re killed, and about 60 people wounded. there are also wounded in the west of syria. i got a video from one friend from there. and he is saying, hello, international world, please, hear me, my family, they are under the rubbles. so we can imagine the situation like this. as we know, syria, for a decade, for ten years, the structure, it is destroyed.
we re bringing you special coverage of breaking news this hour a powerful earthquake which has struck northern syria and south eastern turkey, killing more than 640 people. the tremor had a magnitude of seven point eight, and struckjust before dawn. the epicentre was in the turkish province of gaziantep but buildings collapsed hundreds of miles away, and there are also reports of many casualties in northern syria. the tremor was felt as far away as lebanon and gaza. turkey has declared a state of emergency. and syria s government has held an emergency meeting to decide how to respond. witnesses from rebel held parts of northern syria say the situation there is a disaster. the casualty figures are horrific. turkey s vice president says that at least 284 people died in his country with more than 2000 300 people injured. syrian government figures say at least 237 people have been killed. and the white helmets rescue group, which operates in opposition held
a 7.4 magnitude is seriously destructive. at the moment, all of our governors are at the head of their duties. gendarmerie, police, turkish armed forces, disaster and emergency teams, turkish red crescent and search and rescue teams from all over the country are being dispatched to the region. the situation in northern syria, with many areas held by rebel groups is also very serious. these pictures were filmed in idlib they show how buildings have simply collapsed. it s feared many people were inside, sleeping, when the tremor struck before dawn. the white helmets the medical and rescue group which works in rebel held areas of syria rescued this child from a collapsed building in azaz, that s a town just a few miles from the border with turkey. syria s government says more than 230 people have been killed, and 600 more injured in government held areas. the figure in rebel held