Huge earthquake in south-east Turkey kills more than 500
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Image caption,There are fears that the death toll will rise sharply in the coming hours A powerful earthquake has hit a wide area in south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, killing more than 500 people and trapping many others. The US Geological Survey said the 7.8 magnitude tremor struck at 04:17 local time (01:17 GMT) at a depth of 17.9km (11 miles) near the city of Gaziantep.
Huge earthquake in south-east Turkey kills more than 500
Huge earthquake in south-east Turkey kills…
Huge earthquake in south-east Turkey kills more than 500
Image caption,There are fears that the death toll will rise sharply in the coming hours A powerful earthquake has hit a wide area in south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, killing more than 500 people and trapping many others. The US Geological Survey said the 7.8 magnitude tremor struck at 04:17 local time (01:17 GMT) at a depth of 17.9km (11 miles) near the city of Gaziantep.