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Sharon Cain
Time for Life Correspondent
11:13 AM 6th February 2023
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Death Toll Continues To Rise In Turkish Earthquake

 
The death toll continues to rise after an earthquake struck in south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border.

Measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale, the devastation sent buildings toppling, killing hundreds of people as they slept - and trapping many others.

Our Time for Life correspondent, Sharon Cain, who is travelling in a motorhome in Turkey with her husband Steve and golden retriever Bracken, were caught up in the earthquake when they were in the city called Iskenderun - 80 miles from the epicentre

Now out of Iskenderun, Sharon has sent this report and footage from the wreckage the earthquake has left in its trail.