Horrible news coming in from Turkey, the
death toll in the powerful 7.8 magnitude
earthquake that jolted turkey this
morning has gone up. while 76 have died
in turkey and over 230 people have died
in neighboring Syria. according to
officials 23 people died in the province
of Malaysia ,17 in urfa , seven in osmania
and six in diyar baqir. according to
local media reports the death toll is
likely to climb further, as there has
been major damage to buildings . Tremors
were also felt in multiple countries
including Lebanon , Cyprus , Greece , Jordan,
Iraq , Georgia and Armenia . the earthquake
struck at around 4 17 a.m local time, it
struck near gaziantep in Southeastern
turkey and reportedly lasted for about a
minute . gaussian tip is one of turkey’s
key industrial and Manufacturing hubs
and borders Syria U.S . Geological Survey
reported another shallow 6.7 magnitude
quake in the region about 15 minutes
later.
according to Syria’s State media several
buildings were damaged in the northern
city of Aleppo, and the Central City of
Hama . 42 deaths and 200 injuries have
been reported in Aleppo Hama and Latakia
as a result of the earthquake. in
Damascus buildings Shook and many people
rushed down in fear , meanwhile turkey is
interior Minister Suleiman solu called
it a devastating earthquake.
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