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Rescue crews search for earthquake survivors in Turkey, Syria as death toll surpasses 20,000

A man sits on a chair, as heavy machines remove debris from a building, where five of his family members are trapped in Nurdagi, southeastern Turkey, Feb. 9, 2023. [VOA]

Rescue crews in Turkey and Syria raced against time Thursday and a lack of equipment to find survivors buried in the rubble of buildings toppled by powerful earthquakes that struck the region Monday and left more than 20,000 people dead so far.

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