turkey earthquake death toll

2-month-old baby found among other ‘miracle rescues’ as Turkey-Syria earthquake deaths pass 28,000

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2-month-old baby found among other ‘miracle rescues’ as Turkey-Syria earthquake deaths pass 28,000

Rescuers pulled a two-month-old baby and an elderly woman from the rubble on February 11, five days after an earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria leaving more than 28,000 dead. But security concerns led some aid operations to be suspended, and 48 people have been arrested for looting or trying to defraud victims in the aftermath … Read more

Death toll rises to over 16,000 in Turkey, Syria quake

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Death toll rises to over 16,000 in Turkey, Syria quake

A man walks through the rubble of destroyed buildings in Antakya, southern Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. With the hope of finding survivors fading, stretched rescue teams in Turkey and Syria searched for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake. | Photo Credit: AP Freezing temperatures deepened … Read more