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hello. i m abby philip in washington. a desperate search is under way for survivors after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck turkey and syria. the death toll is now more than 2500 and aid from across the world is pouring in. the aftermath of this is catastrophic. this was the strongest earthquake to hit that area in more than 100 years, and it struck while nearly everyone was asleep. hundreds of people this hour are still believed to be trapped. massive high rises reduced to rubble, as more than 50 aftershocks some as strong as 7.5 magnitude, make matters even worse for rescue crews. one survivor capturing this horrific moment that the building collapsed. floor after floor falling as people run from a massive debris cloud. nearby, another collapse. look at this. and video of dramatic rescues are also coming in. this child pulled from the wreckage. crews are now hoping to uncover more miracles in the rubble. cnn s scott mcclain will lead us off here. scott, a mas ....
There simply is not enough room for everyone and the reality is that the red crescent has warned that there are real concerns about the medical situation in northwest syria, given the fact that there has been war there for a decade. there are sanctions on the government and the infrastructure of that country has been absolutely decimated. one other thing to mention, the turkish authorities say there are 2800 buildings that have been damaged across the country. there are lun drenz, maybe thousands more on the syrian side of the border and that gives you some indication, given that this happened in the overnight hours when most people are sleeping, of how high the death toll may yet still rise. abby? scott, as you pointed out, this is a region that has already been going through quite a lot of suffering, due to war over the years, and this added on top of it is really tragic. scott mcclain, thank you so much for that. let s get to more on this with susan huff, a seismologist for the ....