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Long, Painful Wait By A Pile Of Rubble In Earthquake-Hit Venezuela
As the crews worked, Friday, it had been two days since that display of nature's power. One more day, and it is generally considered that a search for survivors becomes a search for bodies.
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A Year On, Turkey Earthquake Survivors Struggle To Rebuild Lives
The quake that struck in the early hours of Feb. 6 levelled towns and parts of some cities in the country's southeast. It killed more than 53,000 people in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in neighbouring Syria and left millions homeless.
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"Life Won't Be Same...": Morocco Earthquake Survivors Recall Unbearable Pain, Loss
After cheating death himself and escaping the rubble, Abdellah Aeet Bihi found his youngest son, aged four, alive but trapped after Morocco's earthquake.
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"We Are Waiting," Turkey Quake Survivors Struggle To Find Shelter
Nearly two million people left homeless by the quake are being housed in tents, container homes and other facilities in and beyond the region, according to Turkish authorities, but Alswed, 25, said his extended family had not yet benefitted.
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Mattresses, Documents, Electronics: Turks Risk It All To Retrieve Belongings
Earthquake survivors in Turkey risked returning to their damaged or collapsed homes for one last chance to salvage what they could from their past lives, hours before another deadly quake struck the region on Monday.
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Turkey Finds New Survivor 278 Hours After Massive Quake That Killed 41,000
Turkish rescuers on Friday pulled a 45-year-old man from rubble nearly 12 days after a devastating quake claimed tens of thousands of lives.
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204 Hours After Turkey Quake, Rescuers Pull 5 Survivors From Debris
At least five survivors were rescued on Tuesday from the rubble of earthquake-hit areas of Turkey, local media reported, eight days after worst quake in the country's modern history.
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Salt Bae Promises To Feed 5,000 People Every Day In Turkey, Earns Praise
The 39-year-old celebrity chef has described his food drive as his "most important and meaningful service in the world".
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13-Year-Old Rescued From Rubble In Turkey 182 Hours After Quake
Rescuers pulled an alive 13-year-old out from under the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey's southern Hatay province on Monday, Reuters footage showed, more than a week after a devastating earthquake struck.
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48 Arrested For Looting, Defrauding Earthquake Survivors In Turkey
It later reported that 42 suspects were held for looting in southern Hatay province, while six were arrested over defrauding a victim in Gaziantep by telephone.
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Children Found Alive As Turkey, Syria Earthquake Count Crosses 24,000
Rescuers pulled children alive Friday from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the count surpassed 24,000 and bitter cold compounded the suffering of the homeless.
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Breaking Point Nears For Italy's Earthquake Survivors
For Italian mother Tamara Ottaviani, the latest earthquakes to pound her mountain village might just have been the final straw.
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Pope Francis Considers Italy Earthquake Visit As Survivors Dig In
Pope Francis said Sunday he wanted to visit the quake-hit villages of central Italy, as survivors and rescue workers dug in for the long haul with colder weather approaching.
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Italy's Earthquake Survivors Fear Family Villages Will Become Ghost Towns
Tiny villages that dot the valley around the town of Amatrice, which was levelled by Wednesday's earthquake, were home to generations of families who once farmed the land, but later moved to cities for work and now return for the holidays.
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Nun In Iconic Italy Earthquake Photo Texted Friends 'Adieu'
She became the face of Italy's earthquake: Sister Marjana Lleshi, blood staining her veil as she texted her family and friends in her native Albania that she was alive.
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Long, Painful Wait By A Pile Of Rubble In Earthquake-Hit Venezuela
As the crews worked, Friday, it had been two days since that display of nature's power. One more day, and it is generally considered that a search for survivors becomes a search for bodies.
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A Year On, Turkey Earthquake Survivors Struggle To Rebuild Lives
The quake that struck in the early hours of Feb. 6 levelled towns and parts of some cities in the country's southeast. It killed more than 53,000 people in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in neighbouring Syria and left millions homeless.
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"Life Won't Be Same...": Morocco Earthquake Survivors Recall Unbearable Pain, Loss
After cheating death himself and escaping the rubble, Abdellah Aeet Bihi found his youngest son, aged four, alive but trapped after Morocco's earthquake.
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"We Are Waiting," Turkey Quake Survivors Struggle To Find Shelter
Nearly two million people left homeless by the quake are being housed in tents, container homes and other facilities in and beyond the region, according to Turkish authorities, but Alswed, 25, said his extended family had not yet benefitted.
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Mattresses, Documents, Electronics: Turks Risk It All To Retrieve Belongings
Earthquake survivors in Turkey risked returning to their damaged or collapsed homes for one last chance to salvage what they could from their past lives, hours before another deadly quake struck the region on Monday.
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Turkey Finds New Survivor 278 Hours After Massive Quake That Killed 41,000
Turkish rescuers on Friday pulled a 45-year-old man from rubble nearly 12 days after a devastating quake claimed tens of thousands of lives.
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204 Hours After Turkey Quake, Rescuers Pull 5 Survivors From Debris
At least five survivors were rescued on Tuesday from the rubble of earthquake-hit areas of Turkey, local media reported, eight days after worst quake in the country's modern history.
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Salt Bae Promises To Feed 5,000 People Every Day In Turkey, Earns Praise
The 39-year-old celebrity chef has described his food drive as his "most important and meaningful service in the world".
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13-Year-Old Rescued From Rubble In Turkey 182 Hours After Quake
Rescuers pulled an alive 13-year-old out from under the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey's southern Hatay province on Monday, Reuters footage showed, more than a week after a devastating earthquake struck.
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48 Arrested For Looting, Defrauding Earthquake Survivors In Turkey
It later reported that 42 suspects were held for looting in southern Hatay province, while six were arrested over defrauding a victim in Gaziantep by telephone.
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Children Found Alive As Turkey, Syria Earthquake Count Crosses 24,000
Rescuers pulled children alive Friday from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the count surpassed 24,000 and bitter cold compounded the suffering of the homeless.
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Breaking Point Nears For Italy's Earthquake Survivors
For Italian mother Tamara Ottaviani, the latest earthquakes to pound her mountain village might just have been the final straw.
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Pope Francis Considers Italy Earthquake Visit As Survivors Dig In
Pope Francis said Sunday he wanted to visit the quake-hit villages of central Italy, as survivors and rescue workers dug in for the long haul with colder weather approaching.
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Italy's Earthquake Survivors Fear Family Villages Will Become Ghost Towns
Tiny villages that dot the valley around the town of Amatrice, which was levelled by Wednesday's earthquake, were home to generations of families who once farmed the land, but later moved to cities for work and now return for the holidays.
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Nun In Iconic Italy Earthquake Photo Texted Friends 'Adieu'
She became the face of Italy's earthquake: Sister Marjana Lleshi, blood staining her veil as she texted her family and friends in her native Albania that she was alive.
