1500+ Dead After Massive Quakes Hit Turkey, Syria

Reuters reports:

More than 1,500 people were killed and thousands injured on Monday when a huge earthquake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria, pulversing apartment blocks and heaping more destruction on Syrian cities already devastated by years of war.

The magnitude 7.8 quake, which hit in the early darkness of a winter morning, was the worst to strike Turkey this century. It was also felt in Cyprus and Lebanon. It was followed in the early afternoon by another large quake, magnitude 7.7.

The United States was “profoundly concerned” about the quake and was monitoring events closely, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Twitter. “We stand ready to provide any and all needed assistance,” he said.

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Major earthquake hits Turkey, Syria; hundreds dead, many trapped https://t.co/8yaCjWTr0f pic.twitter.com/Wb9Tp2xlne

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My sympathies to the people of Turkey who suffered in the horrible earthquake. It is a devastating tragedy. pic.twitter.com/Dn7ErruNfx

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) February 6, 2023