A massive aftershock with a magnitude of 7.5 hit Turkey’s south hours after the original quake, which was felt once again in Syria and Iraqi Kurdistan
At least 1,300 people have died and 6,000 are injured after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday. Several buildings were destroyed during the 40-second tremor, with thousands of rescue teams working to free people still trapped under rubble.
Southern Turkey and northern and central Syria were the worst affected areas and the death toll is expected to rise as more casualties are reported from individual provinces. He added that nearly 2,800 search and rescue teams have been deployed in the disaster-stricken areas. He added that aftershocks will likely continue in the coming days with a decreased intensity, but warned that "these earthquakes can last up to a year."
In one stricken city, rescue workers and residents have been combing through piles of tangled metal and concrete with flashlights in an attempted to find survivors. People on the street shouted up to others inside a partially toppled apartment building, which looked set to collapse.
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