At least five people have died and more casualties are feared after the earthquake, which was also felt in Lebanon and Syria, with Turkish media reporting that several buildings have collapsed.
abc.net.au/news/7-8-magnitude-quake-knocks-down-buildings-central-turkiye-turkey/101936060Many people are feared dead after a magnitude-7.8 quake struck south-east Türkiye and Syria, reportedly causing a number of buildings to collapse.The earthquake struck in the early hours of Monday morning local time lasted for about a minute. The Middle East is experiencing a snowstorm that is expected to continue until Thursday.
In north-west Syria, the opposition's Syrian Civil Defence described the situation in the rebel-held region as "disastrous" adding that entire buildings have collapsed and people are trapped under the rubble.Several buildings fell in Türkiye's provinces of Malatya, Diyarbakir and Malatya, HaberTurk television reported.
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