More than 4,372 people have been killed and thousands injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria early Monday, according to officials and agencies.
An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that 45 countries had offered help with search and rescue efforts. Here is a list of some of the announcements made by countries, promising aid.
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, Syria earthquake LIVE Updates: A major earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, killing scores of people and injuring hundreds as buildings collapsed, and triggering searches across the snowy region for survivors trapped in rubble. aaa