Syria earthquake: Child pulled from rubble of collapsed building
Another powerful aftershock struck eastern Turkey this morning after two massive earthquakes yesterday killed more than 4,800 people and wounded many thousands more in Turkey and Syria.
The latest quake of magnitude 5.7 was recorded at a depth of 46km, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
This comes after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake was reported at a depth of 2 kilometres early in the morning.
Meanwhile, rescuers continued to work overnight in cold and dark to look for survivors as experts warn the death toll is likely to rise further as snowy, freezing conditions hamper rescue efforts.
The Monday morning’s magnitude 7.8 tremor struck near the city of Gaziantep, and was felt nearly 1,000km away in Cairo, leaving a huge trail of destruction in Turkey and Syria, where many remained trapped below rubble as a second 7.5 magnitude earthquake then hit just hours later.
Authorities said 3,381 people had died in 10 Turkish provinces, with more than 20,000 injured.
At least 1,500 people were killed in Syria, with 812 deaths reported from the government-held areas, while rescue workers in the northwestern region controlled by insurgents continued separate rescue operations.
