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Thousands of people gathered on Tuesday in Turkey's Hatay region, at 04:17 AM, the exact same hour a devastating earthquake hit the country a year ago, killing more than 53,500 people. Demonstrators chanted "we won't forgive, we won't forget", lit candles and scuffled with police when the latter tried to block a road. Hatay is the worst hit region from a total of 11 affected by last year's earthquake in Turkey. IMAGES
Snow covers damaged buildings in the town of Shika close to the epicenter of Japan's deadly New Year's Day earthquake. The death toll has jumped to 161, authorities say, as snow complicates rescue efforts. IMAGES
Moroccan earthquake survivors shelter in a makeshift camp near their destroyed houses in the devastated village of Ighermane. Vehicles packed with supplies were inching up winding mountain roads to deliver desperately needed food and tents to survivors of the nation's strongest quake on record and deadliest in more than six decades. IMAGES
Members of a Qatari rescue team search for survivors in the devastated village of Azgour. Hopes are dimming in Morocco's search for survivors, four days after a powerful earthquake killed more than 2,900 people, most of them in remote villages of the High Atlas Mountains. IMAGES
The Red Cross appeals for more than $100 million to provide desperately needed assistance to Morocco, days after a powerful earthquake killed more than 2,900 people. "We are seeking 100 million Swiss francs to be able to deliver on the most pressing needs at this time," says Caroline Holt, the global director of operations at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Friday's 6.8-magnitude quake was the most powerful in Morocco on record. SOUNDBITE
Search and rescue teams gather in Talat N'Yaaqoub village in the Altas mountains before being deployed to search for quake victims The earthquake killed at least 2,122 people, injured more than 2,400 others, and flattened entire villages. IMAGES