Over 2,700 killed in M7.8 quake in Turkey, Syria

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck southern Turkey on Monday, leaving more than 2,700 people dead and over 13,000 injured in the country and neighboring Syria, authorities and a civic group said, prompting many countries to offer post-disaster assistance.According to Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, 1,651 people were killed and more than 11,000 were injured in 10 provinces in the south and southeast after the first quake struck Gaziantep province, which borders Syria, at around 4:17 a.m.In Syria, more than 570 deaths and over 1,400 injuries have been reported, accor…READ FULL ARTICLE