Over 912 dead after 7.8-magnitude quake hits Turkey and Syria!

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Turkey Earthquake Today Live Updates: A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 hit Turkey and Syria a few hours ago leaving at least 912 people dead and several hundreds injured. The death toll is still mounting. People are being pulled out from under dozens of buildings which collapsed in the temblor. The death toll is more in Syria.

The government decided to immediately dispatch search and rescue teams of the National Disaster Response Force, medical teams and relief material to earthquake-hit Turkey following Prime Minister Narendra Modiā€™s instructions to offer all possible assistance to the country. Two teams of the NDRF comprising 100 personnel with specially trained dog squads and necessary equipment are ready to be flown to the earthquake-hit area for search and rescue operations. Medical teams are also being readied with trained doctors and paramedics with essential medicines. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the world leaders who reached out to quake-hit Turkey. ā€œIndia stands in solidarity with the people of Turkey and is ready to offer all possible assistance to cope with this tragedy,ā€ the PM said.

The killer 7.8 earthquake was centred north of the city of Gaziantep about 90 kilometres (60 miles) from the Syrian border. This is the region which houses millions of refugees from the Syrian civil war. The quake was felt as far away as Cairo. Keep scrolling down to read the latest updates on whatā€™s happening.

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Hell of an Earthquake, God help the victims and survivors

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Two more earthquakes hit Turkey as per latest news.

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Next Nepal.... Himalayas.... Delhi in pipeline cry

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and most North India, Nepaal is yet to unleash the beast
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Earthquake prone regions

but this time the death toll is highest in the past two decadesĀ šŸ˜”

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I guess if a strong earthquake hits Delhi, half of it will be flattened or semi-flattened.Ā 

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Yeh Earthquakes hein ya koi serial dynamites phod raha hai neeche se ?Ā 

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time bomb h already set kre hue h jisne earth create kri usne smile

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Jarur kisi ki galti hogi..kisi ne atom to nahi phoda

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Himalay me aaya earth quake to kya hoga

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Rip

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Once more šŸ˜‘

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