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Mum spent 5 agonising days cradling child under rubble after Turkey-Syria quake
On February 6, 2023, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria. Along with the aftershocks it caused tens of thousands of deaths and widespread destruction the nations are still reeling from
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Boy, 7, pulled alive from rubble of Turkey earthquake was left orphaned
In a video taken in the ambulance after Emir was rescued from the debris of his home, the young survivor has no idea he is an orphan
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Survivors of Turkey earthquake tell amazing stories of survival two months on
The first tremor, in the early hours of February 6, had a Richter magnitude of 7.7, while the second was 7.6. They killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey and over 7,000 in northern Syria
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Baby rescued from Turkey earthquake rubble reunited with mum once thought dead
Vetin Begdas was saved in the Hatay province of Turkey 128 hours after devastating twin earthquakes struck the country at the start of February
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Inside warmonger's $1billionn palace as war rages and earthquake hits country
While no one knows exactly where warmonger Bashar al-Assad, his British wife Asma al-Assad and their three children live, they have multiple palaces throughout country and a net worth of a few million
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Rescue dogs that helped after the Turkey quake given first class send off
Turkish Airlines said it wanted to thank the animals for their 'heroic efforts' following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on February 6 that killed more than 50,000 people
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Turkey hit by another earthquake as new tremor leaves 'one dead and 69 injured'
One person was reportedly killed, while 69 others are injured and an unknown number of buildings are said to have collapsed in a quake on Monday in the town of Yesilyurt in Malatya province
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'Compassionate' chip shop owner dies in Turkey earthquake while visiting family
Nuri Dilek from Essex was reportedly visiting family in his native Turkey when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck on February 6, which has since killed nearly 50,000 people and counting
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Christian Atsu's body lands home in Ghana to guard of honour after tragic death
Christian Atsu's body was found in wreckage on Saturday after a 12-day search and flown back to his native Ghana, where his coffin was met by family and mourners
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High heels and dirty lingerie donated to victims in appeal after huge earthquake
One part of the video shows a blanket — which is a required item in Syria and Turkey where people have been left homeless in freezing conditions — covered in a huge yellowy-brown stain
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Dad breaks back using body to save kids after ceiling collapses in earthquake
While the death toll in Turkey is markedly higher, the quakes in Syria have compounded conditions that were already nigh unliveable - those who survived share their horror
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Amir Khan donates 10 tonnes of aid to help Turkey and Syria earthquake victims
As hope fades of bringing more survivors out alive from the ruins, boxer Amir Khan says help is on its ways with millions of people across Syria and Turkey requiring humanitarian aid
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UK businessman loses 50 relatives in Turkey earthquake as death toll tops 40,000
More than 41,000 people have now died after the deadly quakes rocked southern Turkey and northern Syria nine days ago as the world is warned the number 'could double' in the weeks ahead
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Atsu still missing nine days after Turkey earthquake as shoes and room found
The former Newcastle United player has now been missing for more than a week following the devastating earthquake which has claimed the lives of more than 37,000 people across Turkey and Syria
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Capital FM star issues grovelling apology for sick Turkey earthquake joke
Capital FM radio DJ Ant Payne has apologised after bring heavily criticised on social media after he appeared on the radio station and encouraged listeners to make the most of cheap flights to Turkey
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Brit says he fears he's lost 50 friends and relatives in earthquake disaster
Ismail Yildiz, who has lived in Worcester since 2018, comes from the southern Turkish city of Adiyaman, which was destroyed in the quakes that have now taken over 35,000 lives
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Girl, 2, pulled from Turkey earthquake rubble after being buried for 150 hours
Rescuers celebrated as the young girl was pulled from the rubble following the deadly earthquake, which is predicted to have cost more than 50,000 lives
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Girl, 10, rescued after six trapped under Turkey earthquake rubble
Video released by the Istanbul municipality showed rescuers pulling the girl through a hole in a floor of a damaged building, in Hatay, before carrying her out on a stretcher from where she had been buried for 147 hours
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Teen pulled from earthquake rubble by Brit rescuers asks for Harry Potter books
The team leader of British rescue charity SARAID, Rob Davies, said a 15-year-old was rescued from the rubble in Turkey after five days and all that she was interested in was her Harry Potter books
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Boy, 2, saved from Turkey earthquake rubble 133 hours after he was buried alive
Aliye Dagli, two, was pulled from a collapsed building after surviving under rubble for more than five days. The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria is at least 25,000 - and could double
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Traumatised child earthquake victims laugh with pals as experts help them forget
Astonishing photographs from earthquake-hit Turkey show how psycho-social support workers encourage youngsters to jump and laugh to protect them from traumatic memories of the disaster horrors
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Miracle as five family members found alive after days under earthquake rubble
Rescue workers extricated the family of five from among a mound of debris in the hard-hit town of Nurdagi, in Gaziantep province, where they had been surviving under the rubble for five days
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Baby just 10-days-old rescued from Turkey earthquake rubble after 90 hours
According to the latest official figures, the 7.7-magnitude earthquake - branded the "disaster of the century" by Turkish leader Recept Tayyip Erdogan - has claimed the lives of at least 17,674 people and another 3,377 in Syria
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Man's mother and brother died in each other's arms in Turkey earthquake
Kerem Aydin received the terrible news that his mother and brother had both died in the earthquake, and they were found hugging in the rubble-strewn remains of their home in Antakya
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Horror as Syrian cemetery prepares mass graves for earthquake victims
Footage posted by rescue workers show Syrians digging mass burial sites in the north of the country for the victims of powerful earthquakes that struck the region on Monday
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