Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 3,400

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A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria on Monday, killing more than 3,400 people and injuring thousands more as it toppled thousands of buildings and trapped residents under mounds of rubble.

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Times of India

Rescuers scramble in Turkey, Syria after earthquake kills over 5,000 people

Tens of thousands who were left homeless in Turkey and Syria faced a night in the cold. In the Turkish city of Gaziantep, a provincial capital about 33 kilometers (20 miles) from the epicenter, people took refuge in shopping malls, stadiums, mosques and community centers. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared seven days of national mourning.

4 months ago·Mumbai, India

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BBC News

Turkey earthquake: Three Britons missing, says Foreign Office

More than 5,000 people have died in the earthquake which struck near Gaziantep, Turkey on Monday.

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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Reuters

Major earthquake kills 3,700 in Turkey and Syria, weather hits survivors

The magnitude 7.8 quake was the worst to strike Turkey this century and it heaped more destruction on Syrian cities already devastated by war.

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Rescuers scramble in Turkey, Syria after earthquake kills 4,000

Rescue efforts unfolded as darkness, rain and cold enveloped the region of Turkey and Syria devastated by a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake, and another major one that hit hours later

4 months ago·India

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CTV News

Rescuers scramble in Turkiye, Syria after quake kills 4,000

Rescue workers and civilians passed chunks of concrete and household goods across mountains of rubble Monday, moving tons of wreckage by hand in a desperate search for survivors trapped by a devastating earthquake.

4 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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The Independent

Turkey earthquake: Video shows devastation as third quake hits country in 24 hours

Aerial footage from Antakya shows the scale of devastation wrecked by an earthquake in Turkey. Three earthquakes have hit the country since Monday, 6 February. At least 3,500 people have died in Turkey, and at least 1,700 in neighbouring Syria. Turkey officials have declared a state of emergency as an estimated 6,000 buildings have been destroyed. Rescue efforts have been hampered by cold winter weather, with some areas left without fuel and ele…

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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