ISTANBUL — A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Turkey early Monday killed greater than 500 folks throughout the nation and in neighboring Syria, authorities officers stated, as rescuers searched flattened buildings in frigid climate for survivors.
The earthquake — felt as far-off as Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and Egypt — occurred in Kahramanmaras province, north of Gaziantep, close to the Syrian border. It was adopted by dozens of highly effective aftershocks. Many of the injury is in southern Turkey and northern and central Syria, and the loss of life toll was anticipated to develop as casualty reviews got here in from particular person provinces.