More than 1,300 killed as 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey and Syria: Terrifying videos show huge destruction after families were crushed in their sleep by 'record' quake felt as far afield as Egypt

• The tremors in the region latest about a minute - sending locals into the streets
• The quake was felt as far away as Egypt and Cyprus: the U.S. is promising aid
• Death toll soared to more than 1,300 people in update at around 10:15 GMT
• WARNING: Contains distressing images

By CLAUDIA AORAHA, SENIOR REPORTER and HARRIET ALEXANDER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and CHRIS JEWERS FOR MAILONLINE
Published: 03:19, 6 February 2023 | Updated: 10:28, 6 February 2023

More than 1,300 people have been killed and thousands more injured in a catastrophic 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria overnight, flattening entire neighbourhoods while many families were still asleep.

Tremors from the deadly quake - which lasted about a minute and could be Turkey's largest ever - were felt as far away as Egypt, Lebanon and the island of Cyprus, while a tsunami warning was briefly issued by authorities in Italy along the country's coast.

Residents were jolted awake and fled from their homes in terror into the cold, rainy and snowy night across southeast Turkey and northern Syria, taking shelter in cars from a wave of at least 40 aftershocks and collapsing buildings.

Concerns grew for people trapped under the rubble as thousands of rescue workers jumped into action, searching through tangles of metal and giant piles of concrete for survivors who could be heard calling out from underneath the wreckage.

Terrifying videos and pictures from across the region showed the huge destruction wrought by the quake. One clip from the border town of Azaz, Syria, showed a rescuer desperately running through a field of debris with an injured child in his arms, while another showed the total collapse of a building in Sanliurfa, Turkey.


At least 640 people have been killed overnight in a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria that levelled buildings while many were still asleep. Footage shared online (pictured) showed the total collapse of a building in Sanlıurfa, Turkey


Pictured: A rescuer carried an injured child away from the rubble of a collapsed building in rebel-held Syria, following a deadly earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday


Pictured: A young child is rescued from underneath the rubble of a collapsed building on Monday morning. Rescue workers are pouring through the rubble to find survivors


Pictured: A 10-year-old girl is seen being rescued from a pile of rubble in Osmaniye, Turkey


Residents fled from homes in terror in cities across southeast Turkey and Syria, taking shelter in cars fearing aftershocks and collapsing buildings. Pictured: Rescue workers in Osmaniye, Turkey are seen on top of a huge mound of rubble as they search for survivors


Pictured: An aerial view of a destroyed building in Gaziantep, southern Turkey. The quake - which could be Turkey's largest ever on record - was centred north of Gaziantep, Turkey, which is about 60 miles from the Syrian border and has a population of bout 2 million


Tremors from the deadly quake - which lasted about a minute - were felt as far away as the island of Cyprus, Egypt and Lebanon, and a tsunami warning was briefly issued by authorities in Italy along the country's coast

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Absolutely devastating. Our thoughts and prayers are with Turkey 💔🙏

Righteousness2:
Prayers for Turkey and Syria

we are all praying for them, meanwhile earthquake is not, has never and will never be a sign of end time so we will appreciate if you say your prayers for them and not connect what happened to end time sign, thanks for your understanding

Sometimes I look at myself and everybody around me and I say to myself so we are all going to die one day, the one that pains me the most is that we don't even know what will kill us, hmmm! In akon's voice "no need to cherish luxuries cos everything come and go, even the life that you have is borrowed cos you are not promised tomorrow, so live your life as if everyday is gonna be your last" Putting the song locked up by akon on repeat right away, meanwhile RIP to the dead and quick recovery to the injured.

The quake was centred north of Gaziantep, Turkey, which is about 60 miles from the Syrian border and has a population of bout 2 million. The region is home to large numbers of Syrian refugees.

It struck at 04:17 am local time (0117 GMT) at a depth of about 11 miles, the US Geological Survey said. A strong 6.7 aftershock rumbled about 10 minutes later, causing more havoc. Turkey's own agency said 40 aftershocks were felt.

Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management agency said the earthquake killed scores of people across seven Turkish provinces.

At around 10:15 GMT, Turkey's president Recep Erdogan announced the death toll in his country had soared to 912, while another 5,000 were injured, revising earlier figures. Erdogan described it as the country's largest disaster since 1939, adding that 2,818 buildings collapsed as a result.

Meanwhile, at least 326 people have been killed and around 1,042 injured in government-controlled regions of Syria, with the victims mostly in Aleppo, Latakia, Tartus and Hama, Syrian officials said in their own update shorty before Erdogan's.

The White Helmets said at least a further 147 people were killed in rebel-held areas in Syria, bringing the overall death toll from the massive quake to 1,385 so far.

The volunteer civil defence organisation said the quake has 'resulted in hundreds of injuries, dozens of deaths, and people being stranded in the winter cold'.

'The toll may increase as many families are still trapped,' the White Helmets, which operates in rebel-controlled areas of the war-torn country, said. 'Our teams are on the ground [are] searching for survivors and removing the dead from the rubble.'

The death toll across the whole affected region is expected to climb as rescue teams work throughout Monday to find more people trapped under collapsed buildings.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that 'search and rescue teams were immediately dispatched' to the areas hit by the devastating quake.

'We hope that we will get through this disaster together as soon as possible and with the least damage,' he wrote on Twitter. He urged people not to enter damaged buildings due to the risks, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said.

'Our priority is to bring out people trapped under ruined buildings and to transfer them to hospitals,' he said.

At least 2,800 rescue teams have been deployed across Turkey, and the Turkish armed forces have set up an air corridor to enable search and rescue teams to reach the affected zones, the country's defence ministry said on Monday.

'We mobilised our planes to send medical teams, search and rescue teams and their vehicles to the earthquake zone,' Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said in a statement.


Pictured: A young boy is seen being pulled from the rubble by rescuers in Syria in a video, after the earthquake struck overnight

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Devastating scenes 💔

Death toll now over 900.

Righteousness2:
Prayers for Turkey and Syria!
GOD ALMIGHTY have MERCY we pray thee in JESUS NAME.

What I have seen in Turkey and syria this morning is Fearful and Devastating...

My call to ALL of Humanity is that we all should Fear, reverence, Bow , Honor , Worship and Submit to the ALMIGHTY GOD.

It won't take GOD a minute to level this whole world and Everything in it.
Let us Fear GOD.
Let's submit to JESUS Christ.
Let's Live for HIM.
Let's Live in preparation of HIS coming which is very imminent.

There is no more time! The KING is coming quickly

I am surprised you have not screamed NOMERICA.
According to the report, It struck at 04:17 am local time (0117 GMT) at a depth of about 11 miles, the US Geological Survey said. The U.S. is already promising aid. A real brother's keeper.

Imagine Nigeria with bad leaders having all this wicked natural disasters, that will be worst.
Thank goodness we don’t have earthquakes in Nigeria.

RIP to the dead
May God help Syria and Turkey people.

Pictured: Rescue workers carry a 10-year-old girl down from a huge mound of rubble on a stretcher in Osmaniye, Turkey on Monday morning


Pictured: An aerial view shows a search and rescue operation being carried out in the debris of a building in Cukurova district of Adana after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern provinces of Turkey overnight on February 6, 2023


Pictured: Rescue workers are seen working through the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey on Monday morning


Pictured: A person is rescued by rescue workers in Kilis, Turkey on Monday morning


Pictured: Rescue workers carry a person away from a collapsed building on a stretcher


Pictured: A rescue workers searches through the rubble from a collapsed building in Turkey


Pictured: A woman is rescued from the wreckage of a building during ongoing search and rescue efforts after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern provinces of Turkey on Monday


Residents of a collapsed building look on in shock in Maltaya, Turkey


Pictured: Rescuers are seen in the Syrian city of Hama trying to pull people from the rubble


A mangled building is seen, with cars crushed below, in Gaziantep


Turkish gendarmerie rescued a cat under the rubble of a Galeria Mall after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Diyarbakir, Turkey

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More devastating scenes 💔

SECOND mega earthquake hits Turkey, hours after record 7.8-magnitude tremor kills 1,400 people: 7.5 quake strikes as Turkey and Syria reel from overnight destruction that saw families crushed in their sleep

• The second quake hit at 1:24 pm (1024 GMT), 60 miles north of first epicentre
• First quake struck early hours on Monday as people were asleep in their homes
• WARNING: Contains distressing images

By CHRIS JEWERS FOR MAILONLINE
Published: 11:07, 6 February 2023 | Updated: 11:23, 6 February 2023

Turkey has been hit by a second huge earthquake, hours after an earlier catastrophic quake devastated the region, killing more than 1,400 people and injuring thousands more, while toppling thousands of buildings.

The second quake hit at 1:24 pm (1024 GMT), two-and-a-half miles south-southeast of the town of Ekinozu and around 60 miles north of the first quake that wrought devastation across Turkey and Syria, and as rescue workers continued their efforts.

The 7.5 magnitude quake struck as hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble as a result of the first, and the toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area.

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Absolutely devastating. Our prayers are with Turkey and Syria 💔🙏

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seunny4lif:
Imagine Nigeria with bad leaders having all this wicked natural disasters, that will be worst.
Thank goodness we don’t have earthquakes in Nigeria.

RIP to the dead
May God help Syria and Turkey people.

Covid19 shows Nigerians love themselves really. And will survive any disaster

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Mehn this got be the deadliest natural disaster in modern history!

Eyaaaa Turkey is a rich and powerful country, she would recover from this much easily..
But Syria? I can only imagine what they are going through right now.
The heartless US should pls relax some of their sanctions on Syria nah haba
Syrians are really suffering alot! You can't be punishing an entire nation just because their leaders refused to kiss your imperial ring!

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