Rescuers in Turkey and Syria dug with their bare hands through the freezing night Tuesday hunting for survivors among the rubble of thousands of buildings felled in a series of violent earthquakes. Read story:
RESCUERS in Turkey and Syria dug with their bare hands through the freezing night Tuesday hunting for survivors among the rubble of thousands of buildings felled in a series of violent earthquakes.The confirmed death toll across the two countries has soared above 4,300 after a swarm of strong tremors near the Turkey-Syria border -- the largest of which measured at a massive 7.8-magnitude.
'Apocalypse'Monday's first earthquake struck at 4:17 a.m. at a depth of about 18 kilometers near the Turkish city of Gaziantep, which is home to around two million people, the US Geological Survey said.More than 14,000 people have so far been reported injured in Turkey, the disaster management agency said, while Syria said at least 3,411 people were injured.Officials said three major airports have been rendered inoperable, complicating deliveries of vital aid.
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