The UK's Foreign Office has issued an urgent warning to British travellers and holidaymakers who have plans to visit Turkey or Syria - after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake across the bordering countries erupted today.
The quake, which mainly affected southern Turkey and northern Syria reduced buildings to rubble across the Middle Eastern countries - leaving at least 1,300 dead in its wake.
The death toll for the incident is also expected to grow as and when casualty reports come in from individual provinces. There have also been reports of a second quake measuring 7.5 magnitude recorded in central Turkey.
