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More than two hundred people have been killed in Turkey and Syria by a powerful earthquake which brought down residential buildings across a wide area. The 7.8 magnitude quake struck the southern Turkish province of Gaziantep in the middle of the night. It was felt strongly as far away as Gaza. There have been pleas for help on social media posted by those trapped under the rubble. The President of the Turkish Red Crescent, Dr Kerem Kinik - he's also vice president of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – told Newsday he was on his way to the region and his country is ready to accept international help. “We have many damaged and demolished buildings. We are supporting search and rescue activities… calling on all our blood donors... and will be setting up as soon as possible shelters, tents and prefabricated houses for people who have lost their buildings.” (Pic: People search through rubble following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey ; Credit: Reuters)