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Aerial shots of the southern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, in the aftermath of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake, showing the scale of destruction. Some of the heaviest devastation occurred near the quake's epicentre between Kahramanmaras and Gaziantep, where entire city blocks lay in ruins. IMAGES
A major 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Turkey on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, levelling buildings across several cities and causing damage in neighbouring Syria. The quake struck at 04:17 am local time (0117 GMT) at a depth of about 17.9 kilometres (11 miles), the US agency said, with a 6.7-magnitude aftershock striking 15 minutes later. IMAGES
Aerial images show rescuers searching the rubble in Sarmada, Syria, after a deadly earthquake struck, killing at least 386. The 7.8 magnitude quake struck Syria and neighbouring Turkey before dawn on Monday, levelling buildings and sending out tremors felt as far away as Cyprus and Egypt. IMAGES
Acapulco, Sep 7 (EFE).- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake with an epicenter very close to the Acapulco resort shook central and southern Mexico on Tuesday, with no casualties reported as of publication time. (EFE) (Images: SALOMON KAUFMAN).B-ROLL OF THE AFTERMATH OF THE EARTH QUAKE IN ACAPULCO, MEXICO.SOUND BITES: MEMBER OF THE MEXICAN CIVIL PROTECTION (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATIONS: I’d like to ask you all here to remain calm and I’d like to ask for your invaluable cooperation. Also, we’d like ask you not to have any cigarette or anything that could cause fire. If anyone feels unwell, please let the officers know. We do have all kinds of medical aids. I’d like to ask for your invaluable cooperation.
Signs shaking and people spilling into the streets from homes and hotels in Mexico City as a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico near the Pacific coast IMAGES
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