Over 2,300 die as quakes rock Turkey-Syria border; world pledges help (Roundup)

06 Feb, 2023

Istanbul/Damascus, Feb 6 (IANS) Over 2,300 people were killed - over 1,500 in Turkey and at least 810 in Syria, thousands more injured, and extensive damage caused in both countries, including fires in fuel pipelines and oil refineries, as a massive quake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, struck the two countries' border region early on Monday.

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