Tag: Earthquake in Turkey

On Monday, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria claimed about 200 lives, destroyed several houses while people were still sleeping, and caused tremors that could be felt as far away as Egypt and the island of Cyprus. Turkish emergency service authorities first reported 76 fatalities, but they warned that number might rise sharply because the accident, which occurred at night, had destroyed dozens of apartment buildings around major cities. https://twitter.com/Charles_Lister/status/1622420324020002819?s=20&t=m3RfY4PYeeMqBAEKhO623Q According to state media and a nearby hospital, at least 111 people also perished in Syria's government- and pro-Turkish factions-held...