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• The earthquake slammed the region early Monday.
• The four people were arrested after detectives discovered accounts that published “provocative” posts.
• People on Turkish social media have been complaining about a lack of search.

Following a major 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Turkey, Turkish police detained four people on Tuesday for “provocative” social media posts.

The earthquake slammed the region early Monday, killing over 5000 people in Turkiye and Syria, wounding hundreds more, and leaving many more without shelter in the harsh cold.

The four people were arrested after detectives discovered accounts that published “provocative posts aimed at instilling fear and terror,” according to the police.

It also stated that a larger investigation into social media accounts was ongoing, but provided no information about the posts’ content.

People on Turkish social media have been complaining about a lack of search and rescue activities in their area, particularly in Hatay.

On Tuesday, the police appeared to address such allegations.

“The address and location information of citizens who seek help is immediately ascertained and coordination is established,” they said.

Turkish authorities have in the last few years cracked down on social media posts, especially those considered to support “terror”, but this has led to accusations that freedom of expression has been curtailed.

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• Around 23 million are expected to be affected.
• Syri felt the effects of both earthquakes.
• UN aid from Turkey to Syria is being halted owing to road damage.

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that up to 23 million people in Turkey and Syria “are exposed” to the effects of these earthquakes.

This includes around one million youngsters, according to WHO’s senior emergency officer Adelheid Marschang, who spoke earlier to the UN health agency’s executive committee.

Syria, which felt the effects of both earthquakes, is already experiencing problems, with the delivery of essential UN aid from Turkey being halted owing to road damage.

“This is a crisis on top of multiple crises in the affected region,” Marschang said of Syria, adding the country’s needs are high after “nearly 12 years of protracted, complex crisis, while humanitarian funding continues to decline”.

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• The first 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck early in the morning.
• As the buildings began to tremble, many people ran into the streets.
• Over 5000 people lost their lives.

Two massive earthquakes and a series of aftershocks struck Turkey, Syria, and the surrounding region, killing over 5000 people and wreaking havoc.

The city’s castle, which has stood for over 2,000 years, has also suffered significant damage. During the Roman Empire, the hilltop castle was constructed. It was most recently utilized as a museum.

The historic Yeni Camii mosque in Malatya, which is more than 100 miles from the epicentre, was severely damaged. Its domes crumbled, exposing it to the winter sky. The mosque was destroyed by a massive earthquake in 1894 and then damaged again by another quake in 1964.

Buildings and docks were destroyed in the Mediterranean port city of Iskenderun, Hatay province.

Building collapses killed over 810 persons in Syria. The earthquake has severely devastated Aleppo’s mediaeval citadel, which has been wrecked by a decade of fighting.

A big block of residential and commercial buildings in the village of Besnaya – Bseineh was reduced to rubble.

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• A team of six persons includes surgeons, paramedics, emergency medical personnel, and logistic personnel.
• An earthquake on early Monday jolted southern Turkiye and northwest Syria.
• The earthquake killed 4800 people in sleep.

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake on early Monday jolted southern Turkiye and northwest Syria, killing over 4800 people in their sleep, leveling buildings, and causing tremors felt as far away as Greenland, news agencies and Al Jazeera reported.

At least  1,651 were killed in rebel and government-controlled parts of Syria, state media and medical sources said whereas 3,381 people died in Turkey

Sou heard from David Wightwick of UK-Med, who is awaiting a flight to Turkey to lead the UK’s medical response team.

According to him, the initial team of six persons includes surgeons, paramedics, emergency medical personnel, and logistics personnel. More NHS employees will most certainly join them, he says Radio 4’s Today program, but it’s critical that they arrive first and asses how they can best assist.

He explains that they don’t want to take up too much room until they know what they can do to help Turkish officials.

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• A 51-member Pakistani rescue team had been dispatched to Istanbul.
• About 5,600 buildings have been destroyed.
• World Health Organization officials predict that up to 20,000 people may have died.

HATAY, Turkey – Rescuers in Turkey and Syria dug with their bare hands through the chilly night on Tuesday, searching for survivors among the rubble of thousands of houses destroyed by a series of powerful earthquakes.

The reported death toll in both nations has risen to more than 4,800 following a swarm of severe tremors along the Turkey-Syria border, the greatest of which registered a staggering 7.8 magnitude.

Meanwhile, federal minister Saad Rafique announced on Twitter that a 51-member Pakistani rescue team had been dispatched to Istanbul.

According to Turkish and Syrian disaster response teams, about 5,600 buildings have been destroyed across numerous cities, including many multi-story apartment buildings that were full of sleeping occupants when the first quake occurred.

Eyewitnesses in the southern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras struggled to fathom the magnitude of the calamity.

“We thought it was the apocalypse,” said Melisa Salman, a 23-year-old reporter. “That was the first time we have ever experienced anything like that.”

Turkey’s rescue agency AFAD reported 2,921 deaths on Tuesday, raising the total number of confirmed deaths to 4,365.

Residents in the Syrian village of Besnia, close to the Turkish border, search for fatalities and survivors among the rubble of collapsed buildings.

There are fears that the death toll will continue to increase inexorably, with World Health Organization officials predicting that up to 20,000 people may have died.

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• The death toll has surged to more than 4,300.
• Around 2,600 personnel from 65 countries have sent emergency aid.
• Thousands of structures were destroyed after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

It’s now just after 10:23 local time there, and a massive search and rescue operation that continued overnight is expected to pick up speed
The confirmed death toll has surged to more than 4,300 – but it’s likely to rise further as more sites are searched in the wide area.

According to Turkey‘s emergency service AFAD, around 2,600 personnel from 65 countries have been dispatched to the disaster area to aid Turkish rescuers.

300,000 blankets and over 41,000 family tents have been delivered in total.

Thousands of structures were destroyed after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Gaziantep, Turkey, in the early hours of Monday while residents were sleeping.

A 7.5-magnitude tremor then struck nearby several hours later, causing more damage to an already rattled region.
Stay tuned for the most recent updates from our correspondents on the ground, eyewitness experiences, expert analysis, and videos and images from the disaster zone.

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• A 5.5 magnitude tremor occurred at a depth of 10km.
• The tremor occurred at 03:13 GMT on Tuesday.
• Any other information has not been disclosed.

A new strong earthquake has been reported in central Turkey.

According to the US Geological Survey, a 5.5 magnitude tremor occurred at a depth of 10km (6 miles) near the town of Golbasi.

Meanwhile, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) in France estimated the depth of the quake near Golbasi to be 2 kilometers.

The tremor occurred at 03:13 GMT on Tuesday, according to both agencies. They did not disclose any other information.

Since the devastating earthquake near the city of Gaziantep on Monday morning, south-eastern Turkey has been rattled by a series of aftershocks.

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• Heavy rain and snow hampered the rescue operations.
• Nearly 4,300 people have lost their lives in Turkey and over the border in Syria.
• The World Health Organization has cautioned that the death toll might grow.

Rescuers are battling heavy rain and snow as they race against the clock to find survivors of a devastating earthquake in southeast Turkey.

Rescuers are racing against time to find survivors after a deadly earthquake in southeast Turkey.

When the earthquake struck in the early hours of Monday, it killed nearly 4,300 people in Turkey and over the border in Syria.

The World Health Organization has cautioned that the death toll might grow substantially as rescuers discover additional fatalities.

Many individuals in the disaster zone are afraid to return to their homes.

According to the US Geological Survey, the 7.8 magnitude tremor struck at 04:17 (01:17 GMT) on Monday at a depth of 17.9km (11 miles) near Gaziantep.

Seismologists claim it was one of the most powerful ever recorded in Turkey, where at least 2,921 people died. According to survivors, the shaking lasted two minutes.

A later tremor with a magnitude of 7.5 struck the Elbistan area of Kahramanmaras province.

As daylight broke on Tuesday, traffic was halted on the main highway leading to the Turkish city of Maras, which is near to the epicenter of the earthquake and is thought to be one of the worst-affected locations.

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