Devastating Earthquake in Turkey and Syria in Moments: Salvation, Loss and Miracle
A man trapped in the rubble waits while debris is removed to work on his rescue in Hatay on 7 February 2023, a day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east.
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A man trapped in the rubble waits while debris is removed to work on his rescue in Hatay on 7 February 2023, a day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east.
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Aerial photo shows the destruction in Hatay city center, southern Turkey on Tuesday 7 February 2023.
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Aerial photo shows the destruction in Hatay city center, southern Turkey on Tuesday 7 February 2023.
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A newborn baby who was found still attached to her mother by her umbilical chord and pulled alive from the rubble of a home in northern Syria after a deadly earthquake, receives medical care from Doctor Hani Maaruf at a clinic in Afrin on 7 February 2023. The infant is the sole survivor of her immediate family, the rest of whom were all killed when a 7.8-magnitude quake that struck Syria and neighboring Turkey flattened the family home in the rebel-held town of Jindayris.
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A newborn baby who was found still attached to her mother by her umbilical chord and pulled alive from the rubble of a home in northern Syria after a deadly earthquake, receives medical care from Doctor Hani Maaruf at a clinic in Afrin on 7 February 2023. The infant is the sole survivor of her immediate family, the rest of whom were all killed when a 7.8-magnitude quake that struck Syria and neighboring Turkey flattened the family home in the rebel-held town of Jindayris.
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Earthquake survivors gather to collect supplies at a diaper distribution in Hatay on 7 February 2023, a day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east.
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Earthquake survivors gather to collect supplies at a diaper distribution in Hatay on 7 February 2023, a day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east.
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Residents remove an injured girl from the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake laid waste the town of Jandaris, in the countryside of Syria's north-western city of Afrin in the rebel-held part of Aleppo province, on 6February 2023.
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Residents remove an injured girl from the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake laid waste the town of Jandaris, in the countryside of Syria's north-western city of Afrin in the rebel-held part of Aleppo province, on 6February 2023.
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People on the street in the earthquake-stricken Turkish city of Diyarbakir.
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People on the street in the earthquake-stricken Turkish city of Diyarbakir.
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Rescuers and civilians look for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, close to the quake's epicenter, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east, on 6 February 2023.
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Rescuers and civilians look for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, close to the quake's epicenter, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east, on 6 February 2023.
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Mesut Hancer holds the hand of his 15-year-old daughter Irmak, who died in the earthquake in Kahramanmaras, close to the quake's epicenter, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east, on 6 February 2023.
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Mesut Hancer holds the hand of his 15-year-old daughter Irmak, who died in the earthquake in Kahramanmaras, close to the quake's epicenter, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east, on 6 February 2023.
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Earthquake survivors sit sheltering in a tent in Hatay, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east.
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Earthquake survivors sit sheltering in a tent in Hatay, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east.
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Personal belongings of residents of a house destroyed by the earthquake in Aleppo, Syria
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Personal belongings of residents of a house destroyed by the earthquake in Aleppo, Syria
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Emergency workers and medics rescue a woman from the debris of a collapsed building in Elbistan, Kahramanmaras, in southern Turkey on Tuesday 7 February 2023.
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Emergency workers and medics rescue a woman from the debris of a collapsed building in Elbistan, Kahramanmaras, in southern Turkey on Tuesday 7 February 2023.
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A woman weeps as she stands beside the body of a victim in Hatay on 7 February 2023, a day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east.
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A woman weeps as she stands beside the body of a victim in Hatay on 7 February 2023, a day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east.
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Children in front of an earthquake-damaged apartment building in Aleppo, Syria.
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Children in front of an earthquake-damaged apartment building in Aleppo, Syria.
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Earthquake victims try to look for their relations in Hatay, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east.
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Earthquake victims try to look for their relations in Hatay, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east.
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People sit in the wreckage of collapsed buildings, in Aleppo, Syria on Tuesday 7 February 2023.
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People sit in the wreckage of collapsed buildings, in Aleppo, Syria on Tuesday 7 February 2023.
