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In Antakya, Turkey, a survivor is pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building by a group of rescue workers, on the 8th day after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the region. The toll from the Turkey-Syria has risen above 35,000, as rescue teams have started to wind down the search for survivors. IMAGES
Rescue workers search for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in the village of Besnaya in Idlib province along Syria's northwestern border with Turkey. At least 783 people were killed Monday across Syria following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that had its epicentre in southwestern Turkey, the government and rescuers said. IMAGES
Rescue workers in Turkey's Izmir look for survivors in a pile of rubble following a deadly 7.0 earthquake which rocked the region. Much of the damage occurred in and around the Turkish Aegean resort city, which has three million residents and is filled with high-rise apartment blocks. IMAGES
In his weekly Sunday Angelus prayer, Pope Francis prays for Ukraine and the earthquake victims of Turkey and Syria. He also offers his prayers for the victims of the deadly tornado in Mississippi and calls for a day of prayer for peace in Peru, amid a deepening political crisis. IMAGES
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
Images of French and Turkish rescuers searching through rubble in Osmaniye, southern Turkey, after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country, devastating entire sections of major cities in southeastern Turkey and the north of Syria. The death toll reached over 11,200 three days after the disaster. IMAGES