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Death toll skyrockets as rescuers continue to pull earthquake survivors from rubble

Turkey’s president has lamented search efforts being ‘not as fast as we wanted them to be’.

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People walk among collapsed buildings, in Adiyaman, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. Emergency crews made a series of dramatic rescues in Turkey on Friday, pulling several people, some almost unscathed, from the rubble, four days after a catastrophic earthquake killed more than 20,000. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Miracle newborn rescued from rubble of Turkey earthquake as death toll skyrockets

Her mother is believed to have died after giving birth.

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A baby girl receives treatment inside an incubator at a children’s hospital in Afrin, Syria,

Moments before impact: Authorities reveal lead-up to WA’s water bomber plane crash

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Two pilots are lucky to be alive after this crash in the Fitzgerald River National Park.

‘Prayers’ for former EPL star trapped under the rubble of Turkish earthquake

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Christian Atsu was trapped under the rubble of a devastating earthquake.

‘Like the apocalypse’: Death toll from massive twin earthquakes in Turkey skyrockets

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Hundreds dead, more injured as powerful quake strikes Turkey, Syria

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The death toll is expected to climb after a 7.8 earthquake in central Turkey and northwest Syria. (AP PHOTO)