[BBC NEWS] Turkey earthquake is country’s worst disaster in 84 years – Erdogan

In Diyarbakir, north-east of Gaziantep, a search is now under way for people trapped in damaged buildings

BBC News reports: The death toll from a strong earthquake in south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, has exceeded 2,300 people across both countries.

Turkey’s disaster agency said more than 1,500 people died there, while it is estimated that 810 people died in Syria.

Those numbers are still expected to rise as rescuers comb through mountains of rubble in freezing, snowy weather.

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2 Comments

  1. D/can to d bone
    February 7, 2023

    Much prayer needed for these people. Oh God prot3ct us from ths disaster

  2. D-Lay-D
    February 6, 2023

    Turkey 🇹🇷 is the country where many Bible scholars believe the “Antichrist” will come from. The circular world doesn’t give heed to biblical predictions and events. So they will be caught unawares similarly to the days of Noah and the flood. Right here in little Dominica we see the fulfillment of bible prophecy. However, very few know what they are.

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