On Monday, two earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, killing more than 3,000 people.
Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority reports a death toll of up to 1,762 people, while 1,293 people have died in Syria.
The first quake was a 7.8-magnitude with a depth of 18km (11 miles), followed by a second 7.5-magnitude quake with a depth of 10km (6 miles), according to the US Geological Survey.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the disaster was the country’s largest since 1939, and has declared seven days of national mourning.
