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    Pictures: Massive quake topples buildings in Turkey and Syria

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    Pictures: Massive quake topples buildings in Turkey and Syria

    Rescuers rush to save people trapped under the rubbles after 7.8 magnitude quake


    Published:  February 06, 2023 09:59 Gulf News Report  and  With inputs from Agencies

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    Rescue workers search for survivors under the rubble following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Residents stand in front of a collapsed building following an earthquake in the town of Jandaris, in the countryside of Syria's northwestern city of Afrin in the rebel-held part of Aleppo province. Image Credit: AFP
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    Residents retrieve an injured man from the rubble of a collapsed building following an earthquake in the town of Jandaris, in the countryside of Syria's northwestern city of Afrin. Image Credit: AFP
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    Members of the Syrian civil defence, known as the White Helmets transport a casualty pulled from the rubble following an earthquake in the town of Zardana in the countryside of the northwestern Syrian Idlib province, early on February 6, 2023. Image Credit: AFP
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    A member of the Syrian civil defence carries a child rescued from the rubble following an earthquake in the town of Zardana in the countryside of the northwestern Syrian Idlib province. Image Credit: AFP
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    Firefighters carry the body of a victim in Diyarbakir in southeastern Turkey. A powerful earthquake that struck southeast Turkey and northern Syria has killed more than 1,000 people with hundreds injured. Image Credit: AP
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    Syrian civil defense members search for people under the rubble of a destroyed building in Afrin, Syria. Image Credit: AP
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    People and emergency teams rescue a person on a stretcher from a collapsed building in Adana, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. Image Credit: IHA agency via AP
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    A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and triggering a frantic search for survivors in the rubble in cities and towns across the area. More than 300 were killed and hundreds injured, and the toll was expected to rise. The quake, which hit in the early darkness of a winter morning, was also felt in Cyprus and Lebanon. Image Credit: AP
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    People gather around fires to spend the night following Friday's earthquake that destroyed their houses, in Elazig, eastern Turkey, late Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. More than 24 hours after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Turkey rescuers continued to pull survivors from under collapsed buildings Sunday. Image Credit: AP
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    Syrian rescuers retrieve and injured man from the rubble of a collapsed building follwoing an earthquake, in the border town of Azaz in the rebel-held north of the Aleppo province, early on February 6, 2023. Image Credit: AFP
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    Rescuers work at the site of a damaged building, following an earthquake, in rebel-held Azaz, Syria February 6, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters
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    People search through rubble following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey on February 6, 2023 in this still image taken from video. Image Credit: Reuters
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    In this handout photo taken by Sana news aganecy in Hama, Syria on February 6, 2023, rescuers evacuate a victim from an eight-storey building that collapsed after an 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Turkey. Image Credit: AFP
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    A young injured girl awaits treatment at a hospital follwoing an earthquake, in the border town of Azaz in the rebel-held north of the Aleppo province early on February 6, 2023. Image Credit: AFP
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    A man walks past by a collapsed building after an earthquake in Malatya, Turkey February 6, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters
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    (Graphic content): An injured child awaits treatment at the Bab al-Hawa hospital following an earthquake, in the rebel-held northern countryside of Syria's Idlib province on the border with Turkey, early on February 6, 2023. Image Credit: AFP
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    People look on as Syrian rescuers (White Helmets) retrieve an injured man from the rubble of a collapsed building follwoing an earthquake, in the border town of Azaz in the rebel-held north of the Aleppo province, early on February 6, 2023 Image Credit: AFP
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    Rescuers work amid the rubble from collapsed and damaged buildings following an earthquake, in Hama, Syria, February 6, 2023. Image Credit: Sham FM/Handout via Reuters

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