LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles County Fire Department search-and-rescue team was being deployed to Turkey Feb. 6 in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake that is believed to have killed more than 7,800 people.
The Monday morning quake had a magnitude of 7.8, causing extensive damage in Turkey and northern Syria. Nearly 5,900 people are killed in Turkey, while over 1,900 people have died in Syria. In addition to the dead, 380,000 more had taken refuge in shelters.
