Major earthquake strikes Turkey, Syria; hundreds dead, many trapped - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

  • 📰 SABCNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 48 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 23%
  • Publisher: 51%

South Africa News News

South Africa South Africa Latest News,South Africa South Africa Headlines

A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, killing more than 500 people and injuring hundreds as buildings collapsed across the region, triggering searches for survivors in the rubble.

“We were shaken like a cradle. There were nine of us at home. Two sons of mine are still in the rubble, I’m waiting for them,” said one woman, her arm broken and wounds on her face as she spoke in an ambulance near the wreckage of the seven-storey block where she lived in Diyarbakir.

“The situation is very tragic, tens of buildings have collapsed in the city of Salqin,” a member of the White Helmets rescue organisation said in a video clip on Twitter, referring to another town about 5 km from the Turkish border. Syrian state television showed footage of rescue teams searching for survivors in heavy rain and sleet. Health officials urged the public to help take the injured to emergency rooms.

In nearby countryside, rescuers carried a bloodied, wailing baby out of a collapsed building, while, in the town of Azaz, a crane prised away slabs of concrete as rescuers carried away a body wrapped in a sheet. Read full story “I have been in touch with Turkish officials to relay that we stand ready to provide any and all needed assistance,” he said.

“Our primary job is to carry out the search and rescue work and to do that all our teams are on alert,” Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Just waiting for the MSM claiming it has to do with the fake ClimateChangeHoax !!!!!!!!!

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 37. in ZA

South Africa South Africa Latest News, South Africa South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Videos show collapsed buildings and rubble after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey | Business InsiderOfficials fear a significant number of casualties will be discovered as a result of the earthquake, which was followed by a 6.7 aftershock.
Source: BISouthAfrica - 🏆 34. / 51 Read more »