A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and northern Syria.
At least 76 deaths were reported in Turkey, while another 42 people died in Syria.
According to Aljazeera, Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) says initial reports from quake-hit areas in the country’s southeast indicate that at least 77 people have died.
In a statement carried by the state-run Anadolu Agency, AFAD listed the affected regions so far as Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay and Kilis.
It said an additional 440 people were reported injured.
The organisation has also declared a “level 4 alarm” and called for international help.
It said 42 aftershocks were recorded following Monday’s quake.
