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"Where is my mum?" A girl asks rescuers, after being pulled alive from the rubble caused by a devastating Turkey quake on Monday night. Turkey's southeastern city of Hatay lying on the border with Syria is among the cities struck hardest by a major earthquake that killed more than 3,800 and flattened countless buildings. IMAGES
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
A Nepalese teenager was rescued from the rubble of a seven-storey building that collapsed after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Kathamuthu five days ago.Eighteen-year-old Pemba Tamang was found alive in Gangapur district, one of the districts in Kathamuthu hit hardest by the April 25 earthquake.A seven-storey building caved in after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck on Saturday morning.On day 6 after the Nepal earthquake, rescuers heard Tamang’s voice under the debris. They used sniffer dogs and an array of instruments, including breaching tools and sophisticated cameras, to search for him.Tamang remained conscious when he was pulled from the debris by rescuers. He was given an IV drip and sent to a temporary hospital. According to CNN, Tamang was protected from “the pressure of the concrete and steel” by a motorcycle. Rescuers are searching for more potential survivors in the area. The Nepal earthquake has already killed almost 5,500 people and injured more than 11,000.
People walk amid rubble in an alleyway in the Jewish quarter of the Marrakesh medina, following Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades. The quake killed at least 2,122 people, injured more than 2,400 others, and flattened entire villages. IMAGES
Moroccans search for victims in the rubble in the village of Imine Tala following a devastating earthquake. IMAGES
Rescue workers attempt to retrieve a body from under the rubble of a collapsed building in the village of Amizmiz, in Al-Houaz province, epicentre of the earthquake that struck Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people. IMAGES