Lands cracked by earthquake in Turkey - in pictures
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Cracks on a farm in Kahramanmaras, the epicentre of the first 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in south-eastern Turkey. AFP -
The ground has cracked open in various areas as a result of the earthquake in Turkey and neighbouring Syria. AFP -
A motorway damaged by the quake, in Hatay, Turkey. Reuters -
A destroyed road near Koseli village, in Kahramanmaras. AP -
Grasslands and a motorway split in two, near Tevekkeli village, in Kahramanmaras. Reuters -
Cracks in the ground, near Tevekkeli village, in Kahramanmaras. Reuters -
A road near the quake’s epicentre, in Pazarcik, Kahramanmaras. AFP -
Land on either side of the ruptures moved in opposite directions up to seven metres in some locations, according to data from the California Institute of Technology. AFP -
Villages such as Tevekkeli, above, and small towns directly above the fault line suffered some of the most severe shaking. Reuters -
A resident shows the giant cracks next to his home in Nurdagi. AFP -
A damaged road in Golbasi, Adiyaman province. AP -
Grain silos damaged by the earthquake, in Nurdagi. Reuters -
A blocked road after a landslide caused by the earthquake, in the Islahiye region of Turkey's Gaziantep. AP
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