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GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Thousands who lost their homes in a catastrophic earthquake huddled around campfires and clamored for food and water in the bitter cold, three days after the temblor and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than 17,000.
Rescuers continued their race to pull more people alive from the
rubble, with the window closing to find trapped survivors. While stories
of miraculous rescues briefly buoyed spirits, the grim reality of the
hardship facing tens of thousands who survived the disaster cast a pall. ---More...
“I have cookies in my pocket that I can’t eat myself. I bought them for my children, but they haven’t been found,” says a man whose children died in the earthquake. pic.twitter.com/9CR9iddrrV
— Mike (@Doranimated) February 8, 2023
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