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Earthquake in turkey:The earthquake toll in Turkey and Syria reaches 4,000 Kill

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 Earthquake in turkey:The earthquake toll in Turkey and Syria reaches 4,000 Kill  Earthquake in turkey  More than 4,000 people have been killed in Turkey and Syria by some of the worst earthquakes to hit the Middle East in recent memory, and millions more were left without heat as night fell and snowfall accumulated.  View More: Buildings were fallen in Turkey by the powerful earthquake, which was also felt throughout in the Middle East.  According to Turkey’s disaster response management organisation, known as AFAD, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 occurred early on Monday morning in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, then nine hours later another earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 occurred nearby.  Millions will spend the night without access to power, heating fuel, or automobile petrol. As they looked for evidence of damage along a significant oil pipeline, authorities stopped the flow of petroleum to a nearby export terminal.  A 48-year-old Murat ...

Scenes from Turkiye and Syria

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Scenes from Turkiye and Syria where a 7.8 magnitude earthquake has killed and injured hundreds today. Scenes from Turkiye and Syria where a 7.8 magnitude earthquake has killed and injured hundreds today. Scenes from Turkiye and Syria where a 7.8 magnitude earthquake has killed and injured hundreds today.  Quotes from President of the sisterly Republic of Turkey, HE Recep Tayyip Erdogan:  - The earthquake is the biggest disaster the country has witnessed since 1939  - The death toll from the earthquake has risen to 912 people  - 45 countries have offered to help in rescue efforts and search for victims  - The total number of earthquake victims has risen to 3940 dead and 6,383 injured, in addition to the demolition of 3039 buildings

Quake kills over 2,300 in Turkiye, Syria

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  Quake kills over 2,300   in Turkiye, Syria Quake kills over 2,300 in Turkiye, Syria Diyarbakir, Turkiye: The most powerful earthquake to strike Turkey and Syria in nearly a century killed over 2,400 people on Monday, sparked frantic rescues and was felt as far away as Greenland. The 7.9-magnitude early morning quake, followed by dozens of aftershocks, wiped out entire sections of major Turkish cities in a region filled with millions who have fled Syria's civil war and other conflicts  Rescuers used heavy equipment and their bare hands to peel back rubble in search of survivors, who they could in some cases hear begging for help under the debris.  "Since I live in an earthquake zone, I am used to being shaken," said Melisa Salman, a reporter in the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras. But that was the first time we have ever experienced anything like that," the 23-year-old told AFP. "We thought it was the apocalypse."  The head of Syria's National Earthquak...