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The UN's Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Otto Pedersen, underlines that the emergency response in Syria "must not be politicised" following "one of the most catastrophic earthquakes the region has seen in about a century". SOUNDBITE
French rescuers work on the site of a collapsed building following a deadly earthquake in Osmaniye, southern Turkey, in the aftermath of the disaster that has hit the country and neighbouring Syria and whose death toll has continued to rise to over 6,200. IMAGES
Rescue workers search for trapped survivors in collapsed buildings, while residents prepare for the burial of earthquake victims after an earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java killed 162 people and injured hundreds. IMAGES
A massive stampede at a densely packed Jewish pilgrimage site killed dozens of people in northern Israel on Friday, leaving emergency workers scrambling to clear the area and evacuate the critically injured. IMAGES
Images show the aftermath of a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in central Greece, with several building severely damaged and people gathered on a football field in Damasi. IMAGES
Mamuju (Indonesia), 17 ene (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Iqbal Lubis) At least 56 people were killed and 826 injured as a result of a shallow magnitude-6.2 earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported Sunday as search efforts continued. FOOTAGE OF MAMUJU AFTER EARTHQUAKE.