- More than 568 people died.
- Many were still asleep as earthquake-leveled buildings.
- Tremors were felt as far away as the island of Cyprus and Egypt.
Istanbul: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 568 people, leveling buildings while many were still asleep, and sending tremors that were felt as far away as the island of Cyprus and Egypt.
Several buildings have collapsed across the border region. Rescue workers and civilians worked through tangles of metal and bits of concrete to look for survivors under the rubble of smashed buildings in numerous cities on both sides of the border.
Rescue workers and residents frantically searched for survivors under the rubble of crushed buildings in multiple cities on both sides of the border, working through tangles of metal and chunks of concrete.
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