- More than 1,800 people have been killed and thousands more injured after a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria early on Monday.
- The quake, one of the strongest to hit the region in more than 100 years, struck 23 kilometers (14.2 miles) east of Nurdagi, in Turkey’s Gaziantep province, at a depth of 24.1 kilometers, the US Geological Survey said.
- Multiple strong aftershocks have been felt across the region for hours after the first quake, including a severe quake measuring magnitude 7.5.
- Turkey’s disaster agency appealed for help from the international community as it conducts search and rescue operations.
The death toll across Turkey and Syria has risen to at least 1,824 after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southern Turkey early Monday.
The total death toll in Syria is 810. A total of at least 430 people have died in government-controlled areas, mostly in the regions of Aleppo, Hama, Latakia and Tartus, according to the Syrian state news agency SANA, which also reported 1,284 injuries.
Meanwhile, the “White Helmets” group, officially known as the Syria Civil Defense, also reported at least 380 deaths and 1,000 injuries in opposition-controlled areas of northwestern Syria.
According to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD), at least 1,014 people have died and 7,003 people were injured following the earthquake in Turkey.
Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) disclosed in a statement:
Kahramanmaraş: 191
Gaziantep: 200
Şanlıurfa: 27
Diyarbakır: 41
Adana: 43
Adıyaman: 20
Osmaniye: 131
Hatay: 250
Kilis: 13
Malatya: 98
These numbers are according to the “first information received from SAKOM (Emergency and Crisis Coordination center of Turkish Ministry),” AFAD said.
