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Deadly earthquake prompts Foreign Office travel warning to Brits in Turkey

Destinations
James Chapple
6 February 2023

The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for Brits in Turkey following a deadly earthquake, feared to have claimed hundreds of lives with hundreds more still missing.

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The 7.8 magnitude quake struck the Turkish city of Gaziantep during the early hours of Monday morning (6 February) and was felt across the country and the region, including in Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel and neighbouring Syria.

Images shared by national media and news wires show building reduced to rubble and efforts to free those trapped. The BBC reports hundreds of buildings are understood to have collapsed as a result of the earthquake.