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Images show the wreckage caused by the deadly Turkey-Syria earthquake in the south-eastern town of Turkey, Antakya, a week after the disaster struck. The latest official death tolls are over 35,000 in Turkey and Syria. IMAGES
In Hualien, relief tents are set up to provide shelter to residents after the most powerful earthquake in 25 years hit Taiwan, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 1,000. Strict building regulations and widespread public disaster awareness appear to have staved off a major catastrophe for the earthquake-prone island, which lies near the junction of two tectonic plates. IMAGES
Emergency workers use heavy machinery in the eastern Taiwan city of Hualien after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the area on Wednesday morning. At least nine people died in the quake -- all in Hualien county -- and more than 1,000 were injured across the country. The earthquake is the strongest to hit Taiwan in 25 years. IMAGES
Thousands gather in Antakya, the capital of Hatay province, to mark the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey on February 6, 2023. IMAGES
Images of collapsed houses and destroyed buildings in Anamizu, Japan, after the deadly New Year's earthquake as the death toll rises to 92 on Friday, with the number of missing jumping to 242. IMAGES
Aerial images of flattened houses and shops in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, after a fire broke out in the wake of a major 7.5-magnitude earthquake that hit central Japan on New Year's Day. IMAGES