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Mehmet, 13, Walks On Prosthetics After Losing Legs During Turkey Earthquake
When a devastating earthquake struck Turkey in the early hours of Feb. 6, 2023, the five-storey building in Hatay where 13-year-old Mehmet Koc lived collapsed, burying him in rubble and killing his older brother Emre, 14, and his mother Didem.
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"Happy Here": Turkish Antique Seller Stays Put In Earthquake Aftermath
In a city where life has come to a standstill, 50-year-old Sincan, who counted friends and neighbours among the more than 50,000 killed in the disaster, said setting up the display as usual was a way to maintain some semblance of normalcy.
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Turkey Faces Challenge 'Beyond Comprehension' To Dispose Of Quake Rubble
After the deadliest earthquake in its modern history, Turkey faces the daunting task of disposing of hundreds of millions of tonnes of rubble, some of it potentially harmful.
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Rescuers Save Trapped Dog 3 Weeks After Turkey Quake
Rescuers pulled a dog alive from a collapsed building in southern Turkey three weeks after last month's 7.8-magnitude deadly earthquake, local media reported on Thursday.
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Turkish Families Shelter On Trains After Losing Homes To Quake
Sabriye Karan's late husband worked for the Turkish national rail company for 32 years and her daughter Nehir grew up riding trains. After powerful earthquakes struck Turkey and damaged her home, she and Nehir moved into one.
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Turkey Introduces Regulations For Earthquake Rebuild: Report
Turkey has imposed regulations for earthquake rebuilding work in its region hit by this month's devastating tremors, according to a presidential decree published in the country's Official Gazette on Friday.
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Hot Meals, Kids' Theatre: Volunteers Help Syria Earthquake Survivors
Since war-torn Syria was hit by a deadly earthquake, volunteers have kicked into action, cooking food for the homeless, giving free haircuts and bringing cheer to traumatised children.
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"Thought Earth Was Going To Split Open": 6.3 Magnitude Quake Hits Turkey
Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake that killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.
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Turkey Earthquake: Rescued Cat Refuses To Leave Man Who Saved It
Turkey-Syria Earthquake: A few days ago, a cat was rescued by a member of Mardin Fire Department and now it won't leave his side.
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After Turkey Tragedy, Experts Renew Alarm For Similar Quake In Istanbul
Seismologists warn that a massive earthquake is likely to strike Turkey's biggest city -- officially home to 16 million people but estimated to hold up to 20 million -- by 2030.
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Syrian Woman, Children Escape After 4th Floor Apartment Collapses In Quake
When she felt the first tremors of the earthquake which hit Syria and Turkey last week, Um Kanan woke her three children and rushed them to a small closet
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Drone Footage Shows Depth Of Destruction In Turkish Town After Quake
Drone footage in the southern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras showed the devastation caused by the earthquake, collapsing dozens of buildings and forcing hundreds of families to live in tents erected in a stadium in freezing temperatures.
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Children Worry About Uncertain Future After Earthquake Cripples Turkey
Walking through the rubble of flattened buildings, children watch as rescue workers lift body bags from the putrid-smelling debris.
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Syrian Schools Shrouded In Silence After Quake As Teachers, Students Die
An eerie silence lay over the courtyard of Ramadan al-Suleiman's nursery in northern Syria on Sunday as he picked his way through smashed cinderblocks, twisted metal and broken plastic swings.
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This Two-Month-Old Survived Under Rubble For 128 Hours After Turkey Quake
28,000 deaths, 6,000 buildings collapsed, hundreds of aftershocks - Turkey has been reeling under the aftermath of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on Monday.
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Mehmet, 13, Walks On Prosthetics After Losing Legs During Turkey Earthquake
When a devastating earthquake struck Turkey in the early hours of Feb. 6, 2023, the five-storey building in Hatay where 13-year-old Mehmet Koc lived collapsed, burying him in rubble and killing his older brother Emre, 14, and his mother Didem.
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"Happy Here": Turkish Antique Seller Stays Put In Earthquake Aftermath
In a city where life has come to a standstill, 50-year-old Sincan, who counted friends and neighbours among the more than 50,000 killed in the disaster, said setting up the display as usual was a way to maintain some semblance of normalcy.
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Turkey Faces Challenge 'Beyond Comprehension' To Dispose Of Quake Rubble
After the deadliest earthquake in its modern history, Turkey faces the daunting task of disposing of hundreds of millions of tonnes of rubble, some of it potentially harmful.
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Rescuers Save Trapped Dog 3 Weeks After Turkey Quake
Rescuers pulled a dog alive from a collapsed building in southern Turkey three weeks after last month's 7.8-magnitude deadly earthquake, local media reported on Thursday.
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Turkish Families Shelter On Trains After Losing Homes To Quake
Sabriye Karan's late husband worked for the Turkish national rail company for 32 years and her daughter Nehir grew up riding trains. After powerful earthquakes struck Turkey and damaged her home, she and Nehir moved into one.
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Turkey Introduces Regulations For Earthquake Rebuild: Report
Turkey has imposed regulations for earthquake rebuilding work in its region hit by this month's devastating tremors, according to a presidential decree published in the country's Official Gazette on Friday.
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Hot Meals, Kids' Theatre: Volunteers Help Syria Earthquake Survivors
Since war-torn Syria was hit by a deadly earthquake, volunteers have kicked into action, cooking food for the homeless, giving free haircuts and bringing cheer to traumatised children.
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"Thought Earth Was Going To Split Open": 6.3 Magnitude Quake Hits Turkey
Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake that killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.
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Turkey Earthquake: Rescued Cat Refuses To Leave Man Who Saved It
Turkey-Syria Earthquake: A few days ago, a cat was rescued by a member of Mardin Fire Department and now it won't leave his side.
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After Turkey Tragedy, Experts Renew Alarm For Similar Quake In Istanbul
Seismologists warn that a massive earthquake is likely to strike Turkey's biggest city -- officially home to 16 million people but estimated to hold up to 20 million -- by 2030.
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Syrian Woman, Children Escape After 4th Floor Apartment Collapses In Quake
When she felt the first tremors of the earthquake which hit Syria and Turkey last week, Um Kanan woke her three children and rushed them to a small closet
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Drone Footage Shows Depth Of Destruction In Turkish Town After Quake
Drone footage in the southern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras showed the devastation caused by the earthquake, collapsing dozens of buildings and forcing hundreds of families to live in tents erected in a stadium in freezing temperatures.
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Children Worry About Uncertain Future After Earthquake Cripples Turkey
Walking through the rubble of flattened buildings, children watch as rescue workers lift body bags from the putrid-smelling debris.
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Syrian Schools Shrouded In Silence After Quake As Teachers, Students Die
An eerie silence lay over the courtyard of Ramadan al-Suleiman's nursery in northern Syria on Sunday as he picked his way through smashed cinderblocks, twisted metal and broken plastic swings.
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This Two-Month-Old Survived Under Rubble For 128 Hours After Turkey Quake
28,000 deaths, 6,000 buildings collapsed, hundreds of aftershocks - Turkey has been reeling under the aftermath of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on Monday.
