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hello and welcome. we begin in turkey. dozens of people have been killed across turkey and northern syria after a major earthquake struck in the early hours of monday morning. the epicentre was in gaziantep provice close to the turkish border with syria. strong tremors were felt across the region. the quake was recorded at a magnitude of 7.8 and at a relatively shallow depth of ten kilometres. reports have been coming in of many collapsed buildings. azadeh moshiri is our news reporter. she has been following the story since we initially got use. ~ . , . use. when it had the epicentre of gaziantep use. when it had the epicentre of gaziantep it use. when it had the epicentre of gaziantep it was use. when it had the epicentre of gaziantep it was around - use. when it had the epicentre of gaziantep it was around for| of gaziantep it was around for 15 a. m. of gaziantep it was around for 15 a.m. localtime of gaziantep it was around for 15 a.m. local time in turkey. hou ....
Unfortunately, upwards of about 50 casualties. and what is likely to be significant economic losses. japan is extremely well prepared for earthquakes. they have some of the most resilient building codes globally. and some of the best seismic hazard assessments. unfortunately, any earthquake of this magnitude that occurs in a shallow populated region is going to cause a lot of damage. this was a powerful earthquake. 7.6. we saw a similarly powerful earthquake strike early last year in turkey and syria. that killed tens of thousands of people. what made the difference here with the cavity numbers being thankfully a lot lower injapan? cavity numbers being thankfully a lot lower in japan? a lot lower in japan? there is a lot lower in japan? there is a lot lower in japan? there is a lot of complicated - a lot lower in japan? there is a lot of complicated issues i a lot of complicated issues comparing those two. one, turkiye was hit by two earthquakes, very large,. the earthquakes, very lar ....
People beneath the rubble. gaziantep itself, which was the epicentre of this earthquake, they are about 2 million people including half a million syrian refugees. it is after all near the syrian border so the casualties and injured increasing. it casualties and in ured increasingfi casualties and in ured increasing. casualties and in ured increasinu. ., ., increasing. it will take a lot of time before increasing. it will take a lot of time before we - increasing. it will take a lot of time before we know - increasing. it will take a lotj of time before we know the increasing. it will take a lot - of time before we know the true impact of this. we are looking at each is now. the frantic search for anyone who may have survived this. the cavity numbers are rising. turkey putting out statements as to what they have got in place at the moment. the moment. the interior minister the moment. the interior minister held the moment. the interior minister held a the moment. the interior ....