Thousands of people were killed and thousands more injured after two huge earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria on Monday.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said that apowerful magnitude 7.8 earthquakestruck Turkey’s central southern Gaziantep province at a depth of 11 miles early Monday morning.
The earthquake wasone of the strongest to hit the regionin more than 100 years, CNN reported.
Approximately nine hours later, another 7.5-magnitude quake hit about 100 miles north of Gaziantep at a depth of 6 miles, according to the USGS.
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As of Monday morning, the death toll from the earthquakes hasrisen to at least 2,300, according to the Associated Press.
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Turkey’s emergency AFAD disaster agency reported1,498 people were killedand 7,600 injured in the natural disaster, with 2,818 buildings collapsed as of Monday morning, Reuters reported.
Meanwhile, in Syria, the country’s health ministry said that more than 430 people had also been killed and 1,280 injured, per the outlet.
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CNN reported that Azerbaijan is planning to send a search and rescue team and aid material to Turkey, while the Netherlands said it will send search and rescue equipment. German technical aid agency THW is also preparing to send help to the affected areas, the outlet said.
“I have directed my team to continue to closely monitor the situation in coordination with Turkiye and provide any and all needed assistance,” he added.
source: people.com
