The combined death toll from two massive earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday climbed to more than 2,300.
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake initially rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria earlier Monday, killing more than 1,300. Roughly 12 hours later, a second earthquake of 7.6 magnitude struck southern Turkey.
Around 3,471 buildings collapsed during the catastrophic incident, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority.
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— CNBC's Ruxandra Iordache contributed to this report.