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Earthquake death toll in Turkey and Syria surpasses 33K

Rescuers found more survivors in the rubble, including a pregnant woman and two children, in the disaster that killed over 33,000 people.

By Associated Press

Feb. 12, 2023

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Men pray during the funeral of two people killed during the earthquake at Sehir cemetery in Malatya, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 12. Five days after two powerful earthquakes hours apart caused scores of buildings to collapse, killing thousands of people and leaving millions homeless, rescuers were still pulling unlikely survivors from the ruins.
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Two cats are seen in a destroyed hous in the village of Polat, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 12. Five days after two powerful earthquakes hours apart caused scores of buildings to collapse, killing thousands of people and leaving millions homeless, rescuers were still pulling unlikely survivors from the ruins.
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An excavator driver waits for a rescue team to recover the body of an earthquake victim from a collapsed building in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 12. Six days after earthquakes killed tens of thousands in Syria and Turkey, sorrow and disbelief are turning to anger and tension. Many in Turkey have a sense that there has been an ineffective, unfair and disproportionate response to the historic disaster.
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People line up outside Adiyaman domestic airport to leave the city, southern Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 12. Six days after earthquakes in Syria and Turkey killed tens of thousands, sorrow and disbelief are turning to anger and tension over a sense that there has been an ineffective, unfair and disproportionate response to the historic disaster.
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A man sits next to the rubble of destroyed buildings in Adiyaman, southern Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 12. Six days after earthquakes in Syria and Turkey killed tens of thousands, sorrow and disbelief are turning to anger and tension over a sense that there has been an ineffective, unfair and disproportionate response to the historic disaster.
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A woman hugs her son as they and others sit in a public garden in Adiyaman, southern Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 12. Six days after earthquakes in Syria and Turkey killed tens of thousands, sorrow and disbelief are turning to anger and tension over a sense that there has been an ineffective, unfair and disproportionate response to the historic disaster.
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Rescue workers continue to clear rubble from collapsed houses in Sarmada, Syria, on the border crossing with Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 12. Six days after a massive earthquake killed thousands in Syria and Turkey, sorrow and disbelief are turning to anger and tension over a sense that there has been an ineffective, unfair and disproportionate response to the historic disaster.
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People stand by a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 12. Six days after earthquakes in Syria and Turkey killed tens of thousands, sorrow and disbelief are turning to anger and tension over a sense that there has been an ineffective, unfair and disproportionate response to the historic disaster.
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Rescuers work on a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 12. Six days after earthquakes in Syria and Turkey killed tens of thousands, sorrow and disbelief are turning to anger and tension over a sense that there has been an ineffective, unfair and disproportionate response to the historic disaster.
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People line up for water by collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 12. Six days after earthquakes in Syria and Turkey killed tens of thousands, sorrow and disbelief are turning to anger and tension over a sense that there has been an ineffective, unfair and disproportionate response to the historic disaster.
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People stand by a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 12. Six days after earthquakes in Syria and Turkey killed tens of thousands, sorrow and disbelief are turning to anger and tension over a sense that there has been an ineffective, unfair and disproportionate response to the historic disaster.
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A man sits in the rubble of a destroyed building in Atareb, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 12. Six days after a massive earthquake killed thousands in Syria and Turkey, sorrow and disbelief are turning to anger and tension over a sense that there has been an ineffective, unfair and disproportionate response to the historic disaster.
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People pass as rescue workers continue to clear rubble from collapsed building in Antakya, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 12. Six days after two powerful earthquakes hours apart caused scores of buildings to collapse, killing thousands of people and leaving millions homeless, rescuers were still pulling unlikely survivors from the ruins.

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