More than 1,500 people dead and thousands injured after huge earthquake rocks Turkey and Syria

Dramatic footage shows the moment a second earthquake hit Turkey live on television 🔴 Follow updates:

The Turkish army has established an air corridor to allow emergency workers to reach the zone affected by earthquake.

“We are also struggling with extremely severe weather conditions,” said Turkish Vice President, Fuat Oktay. About 2,800 search and rescue teams have been deployed in the disaster zone, he said. A total of 10 cities have been affected, according to Turkish interior minister, Suleymon Soylu: Gaziantep, Adana, Kilis, Diyarbakir, Hatay, Osmaniye, Adiyaman, Kahramanmaras, Malatya, Sanliurfa.

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