A Closer Look: Why was the Turkey-Syria earthquake so deadly - and what happens next?

The National hears from reporter Nada Maucourant Atallah on the ground in Turkey and looks at the timeline of what has happened so far

A Closer Look is The National's show where we take an in-depth look at one of the main stories of the week.

More than 17,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria and tens of thousands have been injured since the earthquake that struck in the early hours of Monday in Gaziantep.

It is the world's worst earthquake since a 9.1-magnitude tremor and tsunami struck Japan and South-East Asia in March 2011, killing about 20,000.

We hear from Nada MaucourantAtallah who is in Turkey, and host Sarah Forster speaks to foreign news editor James Haines-Young about how this tragedy has unfolded so far.

We hear from Nada Maucourant Atallah who is in Turkey, and host Sarah Forster speaks to foreign news editor James Haines-Young about how this tragedy has unfolded so far.

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The brother of a survivor Gokhan Ugurlu, 35, who was pulled out of the rubble in Hatay, Turkey, reacts as a rescuer looks on. Reuters

Updated: February 09, 2023, 1:55 PM