UPDATE: A massive earthquake flattened buildings as people slept in parts of Turkey and Syria, killing more than 3,400 people and wounding thousands of others.
Officials warned the death toll would likely rise, with many reported trapped under destroyed buildings after the magnitude 7.8 quake struck at 4:17am local time just north of Turkey's Gaziantep, near the Syrian border, per the United States Geological Survey . Tremors were felt in Cyprus, Lebanon and Egypt.
A screenshot of a tweet from the Metropolitan Municipality of Şanlıurfa showing the earthquake damage in the southeastern Turkish city. It says the city is in a "state of mobilization with all our operators, outreach teams, staff and volunteers." Photo: Metropolitan Municipality of Şanlıurfa/Twitter A second earthquake of 7.5 magnitude struck around the same area Monday afternoon, according to USGS. Several powerful aftershocks were felt as well.others were injured following the quake,Gaziantep and its surrounding areas host hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees who have been displaced by nearly 12 years of war.others injured in government-held areas.
Muheeb Qaddour, a doctor in Atmeh, told AP officials had initially confirmed 11 deaths in the opposition-held Syrian town, but many were trapped beneath the rubble. "We fear that the deaths are in the hundreds," Qaddour added.
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