Soon after two major earthquakes that killed thousands and injured many more, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Turkey and a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey, a third quake of magnitude 6.0 hit central Turkey later in the evening.

More than 2,300 people were reported dead till 9.00 pm IST and the death toll was expected to rise further. Search operations were being carried out in full swing to rescue hundreds of survivors from the rubble as buildings collapsed across the region.

According to a report by AP, nearly 900 buildings were destroyed in Turkey’s Gaziantep and Kahramanmaras provinces, said Vice President Fuat Oktay.

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Earthquake In Turkey, Syria: Latest Developments 

- At least 2,200 people have been reported dead till 7.0 pm IST and nearly 3,000 buildings have been destroyed in three major earthquakes in Turkey.

- The death toll in southern Turkey on Monday rose to 1,014, and at least 2,824 buildings were destroyed in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, the head of the disaster and emergencies management agency (AFAD) Yunus Sezer said.

- Fresh earthquake rattles Damascus, Latakia other Syrian provinces, ANI reported citing Syria's SANA news agency. 

- Another fresh earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck Elbistan district in Kahramanmaraş Province in southern Turkey, reports Turkey's Anadolu news agency citing the country's disaster agency.

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- Till 4 p.m, at least 326 people were killed in Syria and more than 1000 people were injured following a major
earthquake in Turkey. Total death in Turkey rose to 912 while in Syria it has gone to 320. 

- Two teams of NDRF comprising 100 personnel with specially trained dog squads and necessary equipment are ready to be flown to the earthquake-hit area for search and rescue operations, PMO added. 

- Search and Rescue Teams of NDRF and Medical Teams along with relief material would be dispatched immediately in coordination with the Government of Turkey, PMO said. 

- In the latest development, an energy official told Reuters that there is no damage to the Kerkuk-Ceyhan pipeline carrying oil from Iraq to Turkey.

- The death in Turkey and Syria earthquake rose to over 500 while more than 2,000 people were injured.

- The death toll in Turkey has risen to 284 with 2,323 people injured, Vice President Fuat Oktay
told a news conference.

- 70 people were killed in the province of Kahramanmaras, where the quake epicentre was located, along with 20 people in Osmaniye, 18 in Sanliurfa, 14 in Diyarbakir and 13 in Adiyaman, Oktay said.

- Turkey authorities scrambled rescue teams and supply aircraft to the affected area while declaring a "level 4 alarm" that calls for international assistance.

- In Syria, Whis is already devastated by more than 12 years of civil war, a earthquake killed more than 230 people and injured more than 600, a senior health official told Syrian state TV.

- Syrian state media said more people were killed and dozens injured in the provinces of Hama, Aleppo and Latakia, where numerous buildings had been brought down.

- The earthquake, which hit in the early darkness of Monday, was also felt in Cyprus, Iraq and Lebanon.

- An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 hit central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday.