More than 4,300 dead in Turkey and Syria after powerful quake

ISTANBUL, 7th February, 2023 (WAM) — More than 4,300 people have died and rescuers are racing to pull survivors from beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake ripped through Turkey and Syria, leaving destruction and debris on each side of the border, CNN reported.

One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the region in a century shook residents from their beds at around 00.04 on Monday.

In Turkey, at least 2,921 people were killed and more than 15,800 others injured, according to Turkey’s head of disaster services, Yunus Sezer.

In neighbouring Syria, at least 1,451 people have died.