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"Erdoğan Declares Turkey's Worst Earthquake in 84 Years a National Disaster" Cataclysmic Earthquake Shakes South-Eastern Turkey and Syria with Devastating Consequences"
A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake, followed by another powerful quake, has struck near the Syrian border in southeast Turkey causing widespread destruction and leaving a trail of death and devastation in its wake. With the current death toll surpassing 2,300 people in both countries, the numbers are expected to rise as rescue teams sift through the rubble in freezing and snowy weather.
According to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, this disaster marks the worst earthquake to hit Turkey since 1939, when the Erzincan earthquake took the lives of nearly 33,000 people. The impact of the earthquake was felt over a wide area, collapsing buildings, roads and causing significant damage to Turkey’s energy infrastructure, with fires reported in southern Turkey potentially due to damage to gas pipelines.
The earthquake has hit a region already grappling with the aftermath of conflict, with many of the victims located in war-torn northern Syria, where millions of refugees are living in camps on both sides of the Syrian-Turkish border. The earthquake has caused widespread panic and left thousands of people injured, with at least 5,385 injured in Turkey and 2,000 in Syria.
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International aid has poured in, with the European Union, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Israel, and the United States all offering assistance, along with Russia and Iran. Turkey has suspended school in the affected cities for at least a week as the country begins the long process of recovery and rebuilding.