""""Death toll surpasses 2,300 in Turkey, Syria in wake of devastating earthquake
Over 1,400 killed in Turkey, with hundreds more dead in Syria; fatalities likely to rise as rescuers battle severe weather; second 7.5-magnitude quake rocks same area hours later
ZMARIN, Syria (AP) — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 2,300 people. Hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area.
Later in the day, another 7.5-magnitude quake rocked the same area.
On both sides of the border, residents jolted out of sleep by the predawn quake rushed outside on a cold, rainy and snowy winter night, as buildings were flattened and strong aftershocks continued...""
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