Residents trapped under rubble as buildings collapse, aftershocks hit Syria; state of emergency declared
Residents trapped under rubble as buildings collapse, aftershocks hit Syria; state of emergency declared
Aftershocks struck the Syrian region at 5.20am (UAE time) as a massive earthquake of magnitude 7.9 hit Turkey.
Several buildings collapsed in the northwestern region of the country, trapping people in the rubble.
The Syrian Civil Defence teams have declared a state of emergency in order to rescue the stranded people, the authority said in a tweet early today.