7 Feb 2023

Turkey-Syria quake: Thousands killed, death toll expected to rise

From Checkpoint, 5:07 pm on 7 February 2023

More than 4300 people have been killed and more than 15,000 injured in a massive and devastating earthquake on Turkey's border with Syria.

The deadly quake struck at night, toppling entire buildings as people slept. More are missing, trapped under the rubble.

The search for survivors has been made more difficult by snowy conditions in the region. New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, on his first trip to Australia as Prime Minister, has announced $1.5 million in aid.

International rescue crews are scrambling from around the globe to get there, to do what they can to help as the World Health Organisation warns the final death toll could top 30,000.

Krystal Gibbens reports.