Moment building collapses as 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey and Syria

A building was reduced to rubble as a powerful earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, killing hundreds, shocking video shows.

At least 2,300 people have died after the initial 7.8 magnitude earthquake near Gaziantep early on Monday, 6 February.

This video which circulated on social media that morning purports to show the building tumbling down in Haliliye, Sanliurfa province.

It is unknown if anyone was injured in the collapse shown in this footage.

A second earthquake has since been confirmed near Ekinozu, around 100 miles north of the first epicentre.

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