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Excavators dig through rubble in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, a week after a devastating earthquake hit the country and neighbouring Syria. Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble a week after an earthquake struck Turkey and Syria leaving more than 33,000 dead, as the UN warned the toll was set to rise far higher. IMAGES
Rescuers and volunteers work in large numbers to clear the rubble of a collapsed building in Diyarbakir, Turkey. The death toll from a catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria has reached to 33,000, with the United Nations warning that the final number may double. IMAGES
Two Emirati aircrafts deliver relief aid at Bassel Al-Assad International Airport in the coastal city of Jableh in Syria, after a massive earthquake killed and injured thousands in the country and neighbouring Turkey. IMAGES
Images show destruction caused by Turkish air strikes against Kurdish power plants in northern Syria. Turkey announced early Sunday it had carried out air strikes against outlawed Kurdish 'militant bases' across northern Syria and Iraq which it said were being used to launch "terrorist" attacks on its soil. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns NATO ally Turkey against a military offensive in Syria, saying it would put the region at risk. SOUNDBITE
United Nations, June 16 (EFE).- The United Nations (UN) warned on Tuesday of the dangers of the economic crisis in war-torn Syria and encouraged all parties to take the political path to end the conflict.SOUNDBITES OF UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SYRIA GEIR O. PEDERSEN.