these numbers are expected to rise. the bbc s emre tamil is in istanbul, he gave us this update. the turkish armed forces, they have set up an air corridor to enable search and rescue teams to reach the zone affected by this major earthquake. the turkish defence minister released a statement a short while ago saying that turkey mobilised its planes to send medical teams, search and rescue teams and vehicles to the earthquake zone. 284 people have been killed. 2,323 people were injured in provinces. however, it is feared that the death toll will rise because of the heavy damage. in only one province, malatya province, the governor said at least 130 buildings tumbled down in the province.
the quake centred in kahramanmaras, pazarcik, affected provinces of kahramanmaras, hatay, gaziantep, 0smaniye, adiyaman, malatya, sanliurfa, adana, diyarbakir, and kilis. 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 foreign secretary james cleverly says the uk is ready to send help to areas stricken by the quake.