WORLD ‘POWERS’ RUSH TO HELP!

The most powerful earthquake to strike Turkey and Syria in nearly a century killed over 2,300 people on Monday, sparked frantic rescues and was felt as far away as Greenland.

The 7.8-magnitude early morning quake, followed by dozens of aftershocks and 2 more quakes, wiped out entire sections of major Turkish cities in a region filled with millions who have fled Syria's civil war and other conflicts. Rescuers used heavy equipment and their bare hands to peel back rubble in search of survivors, who they could in some cases hear beg-

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The Most Powerful Quake In A Century

THE QUAKES HIT THE WAR-TORN REGIONS

More Than Fifty Aftershocks Felt

INDIA READY TO PROVIDE HELP TO EARTHQUAKEAFFECTED PEOPLE IN TURKEY, SAYS PM MODI

New Delhi: The PMO said on Monday that a meeting was held and it was decided that India would dispatch “search & rescue teams to Turkey. “2 teams of NDRF, comprising 100 personnel with specially trained dog squads and necessary equipment, are ready to be flown. Medical teams are also being readied. Relief material will also be dispatched,” PMO said. PM Narendra Modi said, “India is ready to provide all possible help to the earthquakeaffected people in Turkey. We are all looking at the destructive earthquake that hit Turkey.”

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SEVERE WEATHER HAMPERS RESCUERS

The rescue was being hampered by a winter blizzard that covered major roads in ice and snow. Officials said the quake made three major airports in the area inoperable, further complicating deliveries of vital aid.

The biggest earthquake recorded in the history of the centre. Monday’s first quake struck near the Turkish city of Gaziantep, which is home to around 2 million people.

—Raed Ahmed, Head Syria’s National Earthquake Centre ging for help under the debris. At least 810 people died in rebel and government-controlled parts of Syria, state media and medical sources said, while Turkish officials reported another 1,498 fatalities.

FIRST 7.8 Magnitude 4:17 am (IST)

900 Killed SECOND 7.5 Magnitude 1:24 pm (IST)

1300 Killed THIRD 6.0 Magnitude 3:54 pm (IST)

100 Killed