Buildings were toppled and terrified citizens fled their homes as a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey and Syria on a chilly winter night.
In Turkey and Syria, at least 360 people have died and hundreds have been injured; more fatalities are likely.
In numerous places on both sides of the border, rescue personnel and locals desperately searched for survivors beneath the debris of the destroyed buildings.
The epicentre of the earthquake, which was felt as far away as Cairo, was located around 95 kilometres (60 miles) north of the Turkish city of Gaziantep.
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