During the event, they A large number of citizens capturing images of the disasterIt caused all buildings to collapse.
The epicenter of this Monday’s tremor was in southeast Turkey, according to the Syrian official news agency SANA.
The most affected provinces were in the regions administered by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Latakia, Tartus, Hama and Aleppothe latter is currently split between Damascus’ spheres of influence and opposition groups.
The Turkish Government declared highest alert levelsent a large number of search and rescue teams to the earthquake zones, including the request for international assistance.