DIYARBAKIR, Turkey The most powerful earthquake to strike Turkey and Syria in nearly a century killed over 2,300 people on Monday, sparked frantic rescues and was felt as far away as Greenland.The 7.8-magnitude early morning quake, followed by dozens of aftershocks, wiped out entire sections of major Turkish cities in a region filled with millions who have fled Syria's civil
The most powerful earthquake in nearly a century struck Turkey and Syria early Monday, killing over 1,400 people in their sleep, levelling buildings and causing tremors felt as far away as Greenland.
territories is not yet clear, but given that they are generally closer to the epicentre of the quake, they are likely to be substantial. here s ismail alabdallah a spokesman for the syrian white helmets outlining the situation. many buildings in different cities and villages in north west syria collapsed, destroyed by this earthquake. 0ur teams responded to all of the sites and the buildings, and still now many families now are under the rubbles. 0ur teams are trying to save them, trying to save the people, to save the other people from in the rubble, with all of the casualties. but it s a very difficult task for us. we need help, we need the international community to do something, to do something to support us, north west syria now is a disaster area. we need help from everyone to save our people.
gaziantep. here s ismail alabdallah, a spokesman for the syrian white helmets, outlining the situation. many buildings in different cities and villages in north west syria collapsed, destroyed by this earthquake. ourteams collapsed, destroyed by this earthquake. our teams responded to all of the sites and the buildings, and still now many families are under the rubble. our teams are trying to save them, trying to save their people, to save the other people from in the rubble with all of the casualties. it s a very difficult task for us. we need help, we need the international community to do something, to do something to support us, north west syria now is a disaster area. we need help from everybody to save our people. just