ISLAMABAD, FEB 06 (Online): More than 313 people have been killed and over one thousand injured as a 7.8 magnitude deadly earthquake hit Turkiye and Syria this morning.<\/p>\n
T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said nearly 100 people are dead as the strong quake struck at 4.17 a.m. and its center was located in Pazarcik district.<\/p>\n
Buildings were reported collapsed in a swath from Syria\u2019s cities of Aleppo and Hama to Turkiye\u2019s Diyarbakir, more than 330 kilometers (200 miles) to the northeast.<\/p>\n
In Turkiye, people trying to leave the quake-stricken regions caused traffic jams, hampering efforts of emergency teams trying to reach the affected areas. Authorities urged residents not to take to the roads. <\/p>\n
Mosques around the region were being opened up as a shelter for people unable to return to damaged homes amid temperatures that hovered around freezing.<\/p>\n
Many people are still trapped under their debris of several collapsed buildings and the death toll is feared to rise.<\/p>\n
Officials in Syria said 111 people died and more than 500 were injured as several buildings collapsed due to the quake.<\/p>\n
The quake was also felt in neighboring countries including Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD, FEB 06 (Online): More than 313 people have been killed and over one thousand injured as a 7.8 magnitude deadly earthquake hit Turkiye and Syria this morning. T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said nearly 100 people are dead as the strong quake struck […]<\/p>\n
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