Turkey and Syria Earthquake Live Updates

Turkey Earthquake Live Updates

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Death toll in Turkey earthquake surpassed 18,000, officially becoming the deadliest quake disaster in Turkish history since 1939. Death toll is likely to grow in coming days as efforts to remove the rubble didn’t begin yet. The emergency response teams only look into the buildings where they see life signs.

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Death toll in Turkey earthquake surpassed 18,000, officially becoming the deadliest quake disaster in Turkish history since 1939.

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Death toll in Turkey earthquake rises to 9,057 people while the number of wounded reached to 52,000.

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New magnitude 5 earthquake in Kahramanmaraş, southern Turkey a few moments ago.

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Sea level has risen in earthquake hit city of Iskenderun Turkey.

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• Turkey declares state of emergency for 10 provinces for 3mo • Plans to open hotels in Antalya for the survivors • Death toll: 3,549 • Qatar to send 10K container houses • 50K aid workers in the area • 70 nations offered help

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Turkey to declare state of emergency in 10 provinces impacted by the quake for three months, Erdogan says

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• Death toll rises to +1500

• Fire breaks out at Port of Iskenderun

• Schools are closed nationwide for a week

• Turkish assembly will be in recess for a week

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Greek Prime Minister informs President Erdogan of readiness to provide immediate assistance to Turkey after the earthquake.

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Death toll from powerful earthquakes in southern Turkey rises to 1,498, says disaster agency, adding 8,533 people injured.

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Ukraine is ready to send a large group of rescuers to Turkey to help respond to the crisis. We are closely cooperating with the Turkish side to coordinate their deployment wrote Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

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Turkish disaster management agency says serious earthquake activity set to continue in Kahramanmaras region of Turkey. More aftershocks of 6+ magnitude expected.

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Death toll climbs to 1014 in Turkey earthquake, Turkish disaster management agency AFAD announces

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Turkish President Erdogan updates the death toll to 912, the number of wounded is now 5385 meanwhile 2470 people have been rescued out of the rubble.

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Almost 1700 buildings have collapsed in Turkey after the earthquake.

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The Lebanese Prime Minister has announced that Civil Defense and Military Forces are prepared to assist with Emergency Operations if requested in both Turkey and Syria.

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A new earthquake of magnitude 7.8 has struck southern Turkey. In Diyarbakir, Turkey, as a result of a new earthquake, a building collapsed right on television.

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An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 has destroyed areas in southeast Turkey and northern Syria. About 912 people died in Turkey and 560 people died in Syria.

Entire buildings are collapsing after a massive earthquake in Turkey.

2,200 years old Gazintap Castle destroyed by the earthquake in Turkey.