Several killed as buildings collapsed in Turkey earthquake; see pics

Hundreds of dead, and several were injured in the Turkey earthquake, as per the report.

On Monday, A major earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck central Turkey; several deaths have been reported as many buildings collapsed across the region. The search operation has been started.

The Earth was hit in the early morning of winter, and Cyprus and Lebanon also felt the waves of it.

As per the official statement by Turkey’s disaster agency, 76 people were killed, and 440 were hurt. The authority has sent their rescue teams and also aircraft to the affected area.

According to Syrian state media stated, 100 people died, and several were badly injured; Hama, Aleppo, and Latakia are the highly affected areas where several buildings collapsed.

White Helmets rescue organisation also Tweeted 120+ civilians were confirmed dead, 230+ injured in #Idlib & countryside of #Aleppo following the devastating #earthquake today in NW #Syria. The death toll is expected to rise as hundreds of families are still trapped under rubble. Our rescue teams are providing response efforts.

Here’s the tweet below:

They also shared a video of the rescue team performing their operation. They stated, Response to those trapped under the rubble in #Azaz area, northern countryside of #Aleppo, after the earthquake that struck #Syria at dawn today, Monday, February 6, leaving dozens dead and hundreds injured and stranded so far.

Several buildings were already damaged during Syria’s 12-year-long civil war.

One witness stated that people ran out of buildings and took their cars to get away from buildings in case they collapsed.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan also tweeted on the Turkey earthquake matter; here’s the Tweet below.

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