Dozens reportedly trapped under rubble after a powerful quake struck south-eastern Turkey around 4am local time on Monday, with tremors felt in Lebanon and Cyprus
early on Monday. I’m Samantha Lock and I’ll be bringing you all the latest developments as they unfold.TurkeyThe quake struck at 4.17 am local time . It was centred about 32km from Gaziantep, a major city and provincial capital in the country’s south-east, and about 26km from the town of Nurdağı.
It was 17.7km deep, according to the US Geological Survey. A strong 6.7 temblor rumbled about 10 minutes later.Videos posted on social networks showed destroyed buildings in several cities in the south-east of the country.
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