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Toll rises to over 2,300 in quake-hit Turkey, Syria

Turkish military sets up air aid corridor to earthquake zone.(Credit: AFP)

The combined death toll rose to more than 2,300 for Turkey and Syria on Monday from the region's strongest earthquake in nearly a century.

Turkey's emergency services said at least 1,498 people had died in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, with another 810 confirmed fatalities in neighboring Syria, putting the total at 2,308.

The combined death toll rose to more than 2,300 for Turkey and Syria on Monday from the region's strongest earthquake in nearly a century.

Turkey's emergency services said at least 1,498 people had died in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, with another 810 confirmed fatalities in neighboring Syria, putting the total at 2,308.