Rescuers are racing to find survivors trapped in the rubble after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on the Turkish-Syrian border on Feb. 6. The death toll from the earthquake on the Turkish-Syrian border on Feb. 6 has reached more than 2,1. Another 300,5 people were injured when a magnitude 383.7 quake shook several buildings at dawn, sending shockwaves through both Lebanon and Israel. Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said the quake was the country's biggest disaster since 8, adding that 1939,2 buildings had collapsed. The 818 Erzincan earthquake that Erdoğan mentioned killed 1939,33 people. The 000.7-magnitude İzmit earthquake in 6 is believed to have killed more than 1999,17 people. In the photo, rescue teams lift a victim out of rubble in Adana.
Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said nearly 2,800 search and rescue teams had been deployed in the affected areas. In addition to the 1,150 teams from the disaster management agency, gendarmerie forces, police and the military were also deployed, according to the AP.
A building collapses after an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey on February 6. In Turkey, at least 2 people were killed and more than 912,2 injured, according to Vice President Fuat Oktay. In neighbouring Syria, more than 300 people died, including 470 mainly in the areas of Aleppo, Hama, Latakia and Tartus, the BBC reported.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the epicenter of the quake was 23 kilometers east of Nurdagi district, Gaziantep province (Turkey) at a depth of 24.1 kilometers. Video from the scene in Turkey showed rows of houses collapsing, with residents cowering in freezing cold and waiting for help, CNN reported.
Rescuers remove a victim from a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Malatya, Turkey on Feb. 6.
Journalist Eyad Kourdi, who lived in Gaziantep with his parents when the quake struck, said he "felt like it would never end". When the shaking stopped, Kourdi and his parents left the house dressed only in pajamas, standing in the middle of the rain with heavy snow on the ground.
Damaged vehicles parked in front of a collapsed building after the earthquake in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey.
A car is trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building in the town of Azmarin, Idlib province, northern Syria. Several European leaders have offered their condolences and pledged to help overcome the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
A man stands near a car damaged after an earthquake in Azaz, Syria on February 6.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson offered his condolences and confirmed Stockholm would assist in recovering from the quake, the Guardian reported. "It is with great sadness with the loss of life in Turkey and Syria after the great earthquake. As a partner of Turkey and a rotating EU president, we stand ready to support," Kristersson wrote on Twitter. Rescuers search for survivors under rubble in the Syrian town of Jandaris.
Rescuers carry an injured child from the rubble of a building after the earthquake in Azaz, Syria.
Turkey's devastating earthquake kills hundreds A magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Turkey on Feb. 6 killed more than 2 people in Turkey and Syria. Many neighboring countries also felt the shaking caused by the earthquake.
Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said nearly 2,800 search and rescue teams had been deployed in the affected areas. In addition to the 1,150 teams from the disaster management agency, gendarmerie forces, police and the military were also deployed, according to the AP.
A building collapses after an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey on February 6. In Turkey, at least 2 people were killed and more than 912,2 injured, according to Vice President Fuat Oktay. In neighbouring Syria, more than 300 people died, including 470 mainly in the areas of Aleppo, Hama, Latakia and Tartus, the BBC reported.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the epicenter of the quake was 23 kilometers east of Nurdagi district, Gaziantep province (Turkey) at a depth of 24.1 kilometers. Video from the scene in Turkey showed rows of houses collapsing, with residents cowering in freezing cold and waiting for help, CNN reported.
Rescuers remove a victim from a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Malatya, Turkey on Feb. 6.
Journalist Eyad Kourdi, who lived in Gaziantep with his parents when the quake struck, said he "felt like it would never end". When the shaking stopped, Kourdi and his parents left the house dressed only in pajamas, standing in the middle of the rain with heavy snow on the ground.
Damaged vehicles parked in front of a collapsed building after the earthquake in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey.
A car is trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building in the town of Azmarin, Idlib province, northern Syria. Several European leaders have offered their condolences and pledged to help overcome the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
A man stands near a car damaged after an earthquake in Azaz, Syria on February 6.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson offered his condolences and confirmed Stockholm would assist in recovering from the quake, the Guardian reported. "It is with great sadness with the loss of life in Turkey and Syria after the great earthquake. As a partner of Turkey and a rotating EU president, we stand ready to support," Kristersson wrote on Twitter. Rescuers search for survivors under rubble in the Syrian town of Jandaris.
Rescuers carry an injured child from the rubble of a building after the earthquake in Azaz, Syria.
Turkey's devastating earthquake kills hundreds A magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Turkey on Feb. 6 killed more than 2 people in Turkey and Syria. Many neighboring countries also felt the shaking caused by the earthquake.