The earthquakes have produced a shift of about 24 feet in the ground and a massive crack of about 250 miles.
Turkey
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Rising toll makes quake deadliest in Turkey’s modern history
Many of the tens of thousands of survivors left homeless were still struggling to meet basic needs, like finding shelter from the bitter cold.
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Search for earthquake survivors enters final hours in Turkey
In some areas, search teams placed signs that read ‘ses yok’ or ‘no sound’ in front of buildings they had inspected for signs of life.
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Turkey detains building contractors as quake deaths passes 33,000
The death toll from Monday’s quakes that hit southeastern Turkey and northern Syria stood at 33,179 on Sunday and was certain to rise as search teams locate more bodies in the rubble.
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Sorrow turns to tension over Turkey earthquake response
Many in Turkey express frustration that rescue operations have proceeded painfully slowly, and that valuable time has been lost during the narrow window for finding people alive beneath the rubble.
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Survivors still being found as quake death toll tops 28,000
Rescuers were still pulling unlikely survivors from the ruins – one of them just 7 months old.
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Rescuers push to find survivors of ‘disaster of the century’
The scene from the air showed the scope of devastation, with entire neighborhoods of high-rises reduced to twisted metal, pulverized concrete and exposed wires.
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Death toll in Turkey, Syria earthquake surpasses 15,000
Experts said the survival window for those trapped under the rubble or otherwise unable to obtain basic necessities was closing rapidly.
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Hope fading as deaths in Turkey, Syria quake pass 15,000
Search teams from more than two dozen countries have joined tens of thousands of local emergency personnel on the ground in Syria and Turkey, and aid pledges have poured in from around the world.
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Newborn rescued after woman gives birth beneath rubble in quake-hit Syria
The same town saw another dramatic rescue Monday evening, when a toddler was pulled alive from the wreckage of a collapsed building.