4,300 CONFIRMED DEAD FOLLOWING HUGE EARTH QUAKE IN TURKEY & SYRIA

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A rescue operation is under way across much of southern Turkey and northern Syria following a huge earthquake that has killed more than 4,300 people.

The 7.8 magnitude quake struck near Gaziantep in the early hours of Monday while people were asleep.

A 7.5-magnitude tremor then hit at around 13:30 local time (10:30 GMT), which officials said was “not an aftershock”

The country’s disaster agency says more than 2,900 people were killed in Turkey alone after the first quake, and more than 15,000 were injured
More than 1,400 people are reported to have died in Syria.

Rescuers are racing to save people trapped beneath the rubble after thousands of buildings collapsed in both countries.
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Countries including the US and South Korea are sending aid after Turkey issued an international appeal for help.