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Child rescued from rubble as deadly earthquake strikes Turkey and Syria

Published 6 February 2023, 8:43 am
A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, killing about 300 people and injuring hundreds as buildings collapsed across the region, triggering searches for survivors in the rubble.
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