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Earthquake aftermath: Threat of health crisis from poor sanitary conditions looms

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With much of the region's sanitation infrastructure damaged or rendered inoperable by last Monday's two 7.8- and 7.6-magnitude earthquakes, Turkish health authorities face a daunting task in trying to ensure that survivors, many homeless, now remain disease-free. FRANCE 24's Thameen Al Kheetan reports from Gaziantep, Turkey.

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