Watch: High-rise building collapses in Turkey during earthquake

WATCH: Building collapses during earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey pic.twitter.com/GfQzglgDGK

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New Delhi: A high-rise building collapsed on camera during a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake Monday in Diyarbakir of Turkey.

According to initial reports, five people so far have died in Turkey. 

The earthquake also hit other Middle East countries including Syria and Lebanon.

Syria also has reported multiple buildings collapsed by 7.8 earthquake.

Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management agency, AFAD, said the quake measured 7.4 and was centered in the town of Pazarcik, in Kahramanmaras province.

Several buildings tumbled down in the neighboring provinces of Malatya, Diyarbakir and Malatya, HaberTurk television reported.