Live updates: Turkey-Syria earthquake kills more than 600

Greater than 1,200 folks have died in Turkey and Syria after a robust 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey early Monday, injuring 1000’s extra throughout each international locations.

At the least 912 folks have died in Turkey, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan mentioned in a televised handle Monday. 

In Syria, at the very least 386 folks have died, together with 239 largely within the areas of Aleppo, Hama, Latakia and Tartus, Syrian state TV reported earlier. The “White Helmets” group, formally referred to as the Syria Civil Protection, additionally reported at the very least 147 deaths in opposition-controlled areas of northwestern Syria.

Tons of extra folks had been additionally injured following the earthquake, with 648 wounded in Aleppo, Hama, Latakia and Tartus, Syrian state TV reported. One other 340 accidents had been additionally reported in opposition-controlled areas, White Helmets added. 

Rescue groups in Turkey rescued over 2,400 folks from below the rubble of buildings flattened by the quake, Erdogan mentioned.

In Turkey, round 9,000 personnel are working in the mean time on search and rescue efforts with extra folks becoming a member of, the Turkish chief added. It’s unknown what number of extra persons are below the particles.

The Turkish authorities’s coordination heart is within the capital Ankara and is being run by Vice President Fuat Oktay, Erdogan mentioned.

CNN’s Kareem El Damanhoury contributed reporting.