Turkey earthquake death toll likely to be in the thousands

Thousands are feared dead after a catastrophic earthquake rocked the Turkish-Syrian border overnight that was felt as far away as Lebanon and Cyprus. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the 7.8 magnitude tremor struck at 04:17 a.m. local time as people slept; buildings collapsed and crushed…

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