Thousands have died across Turkiye and Syria after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the area in the early hours of Monday morning local time.
Thousands have died across Turkiye and Syria after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the area in the early hours of Monday morning local time.
Footage showing the devastation with entire neighborhoods completely destroyed.
The true extent of the damage not yet known.
« It was a shock for the locals here, and obviously a bigger shock for those who experienced the shake, » said Suleyman Yesilyurt.
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Back in the Bay Area, Yesilyurt helps run a local chapter of the Turkish American Religious Foundation.
He says several people in the organization have been impacted, and rushing to do whatever they can.
