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Pope Francis says he is deeply saddened to learn of the huge loss of life caused by a powerful earthquake that has struck south-eastern Turkey and north-western Syria.
In two separate telegrams signed on his behalf by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Pope offered words of condolence and asked the apostolic nuncios, Marek Solczynski in Turkey, and Mario Zenari in Syria, to send his assurance of his spiritual closeness to all those affected. The Pope also expressed a “renewed sign of his spiritual solidarity” for the “long-suffering Syrian people.”
Speaking to the media, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that at least 2,800 buildings had collapsed. To make matters worse, a second earthquake struck in south-eastern Turkey on Monday lunchtime with its epicentre around 80 miles from Gaziantep.
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