Major earthquake strikes Turkey, Syria; scores dead, many trapped

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A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck southern Turkey early on Monday and was felt in Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria, collapsing buildings and sending residents into the snowy streets, witnesses and broadcasters said.

"I have been in touch with Turkish officials to relay that we stand ready to provide any and all needed assistance," he said.The tremor lasted about a minute and shattered windows, according to a Reuters witness in Diyarbakir, 350 km to the east, where a security official said at least 17 buildings collapsed.Broadcasters TRT and Haberturk showed footage of people picking through building wreckage, moving stretchers and seeking survivors in Kahramanmaras, where it was still dark.

The German Research Centre for Geosciences said the quake struck at a depth of 10 km , while the EMSC monitoring service said it was assessing the risk of a tsunami. Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority put the magnitude of the quake at 7.4 near Kahramanmaras and the larger city of Gaziantep, close to the Syrian border.

 

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