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Photos: Scenes from the earthquake aftermath in Turkey and Syria

The death toll from the 7.8-magnitude quake has surpassed 41,000

Published: February 17, 2023 19:00 Gulf News report

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Copy of 2023-02-17T130320Z_1123246434_RC20DZ93C3P8_RTRMADP_3_TURKEY-QUAKE-1676645905645 — Mustafa Avci, 33, stuck under rubble for 261 hours, meets his daughter Almile for the first time and reunites with his wife Bilge, following the deadly earthquake, at a hospital in Mersin, Turkey, February 17, 2023. Almile was born on the day of the earthquake. Image Credit: REUTERS

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teas 2-1676645861265 — Residents removed their belongings from their destroyed houses after the Samandag, southern Turkey earthquake. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Turkey_Syria_Earthquake_60827--64c2c-1676645864486 — A car is smashed after a building collapsed due to the earthquake in Samandag, southern Turkey. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 060114-01-02-1676645894338 — Syrian residents of Hatay city wait to cross the Turkish-Syrian border after they were affected by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the region nearly two weeks ago, at the Cilvegozu border gate on February 17, 2023. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2023-02-17T123809Z_856121207_RC2VCZ94Z4UR_RTRMADP_3_TURKEY-QUAKE-SYRIA-UAE-1676645878494 — An Emirates Red Crescent associate carries a box of humanitarian aid in response to a deadly earthquake in Jableh, Syria. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 059699-01-02-1676645897101 — A man walks in front of a destroyed building in Samandag, south of Hatay. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2023-02-17T111632Z_680350369_RC2XCZ9C2ATK_RTRMADP_3_TURKEY-QUAKE-1676645887776 — Worshipers attend Friday prayers at an athletic track, which serves as a camp for survivors, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Adiyaman. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2023-02-17T130907Z_1585225471_RC2ZCZ9B08OP_RTRMADP_3_TURKEY-QUAKE-1676645874146 — A man stands near an excavator working on the site of a damaged building, in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake, in Hatay, Turkey February 17, 2023. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2023-02-17T132832Z_1933662908_RC2XCZ9D03YI_RTRMADP_3_TURKEY-QUAKE-1676645869518 — Children draw as part of an activity to entertain and support the mental health of children affected by the deadly earthquake, at an athletic track which is serving as a camp for survivors, in Adiyaman, Turkey February 17, 2023. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2023-02-17T121307Z_1891440536_RC2WCZ9BT2YB_RTRMADP_3_TURKEY-QUAKE-1676645883671 — Rescuers carry the body of a victim taken out of the rubble, in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake, in Antakya, Turkey. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 053835-01-02-1676645902048 — A rescuer stands in front of rubble near the site where Aleyna Olmez, 17, was rescued from a collapsed building, 248 hours after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake which struck parts of Turkey and Syria, in Kahramanmaras on February 16, 2023. Image Credit: AFP

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