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Added on the 27/02/2023 11:25:02 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Images show aerial shots of Ukrainian rescuers, continuing their search for earthquake survivors in Turkey. The powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the country and neighbouring Syria just over a week ago has left nearly 40,000 people dead, according to the latest figures. IMAGES
Rescue workers move debris as they search for earthquake survivors in Diyarbakir, Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has admitted for the first that his government's search and rescue effort from this week's devastating earthquake was not going as quickly as hoped. IMAGES
Aerial shots of the southern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, in the aftermath of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake, showing the scale of destruction. Some of the heaviest devastation occurred near the quake's epicentre between Kahramanmaras and Gaziantep, where entire city blocks lay in ruins. IMAGES
French and Turkish rescuers, searching through the rubble in the town of Osmaniye, southern Turkey, discover a body, before bringing it to an ambulance as a crowd waits anxiously near the ruins of a building in which seven people have been found dead, according to an official report given to AFP at 22:25 local time. Search operations like this are ongoing across southern Turkey and northern parts of neighbouring Syria after Monday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake, of which the death toll has reached over 12,000. IMAGES
In southeastern Turkey, 200 people take refuge in the historic Great Mosque of Diyarbakir, including Syrians, Afghans and Turks, following Monday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The devastating earthquake around the Turkish-Syrian border hit an area with millions of refugees who are already facing a difficult situation, with about 25,000 Syrian refugees living in the predominantly Kurdish city. IMAGES
The search for survivors continues in Diyarbakır, a town in southeast of Turkey, the day after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country and neighbouring Syria, with the death toll rising to over 7,300. IMAGES
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