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A man carries a child from a collapsed building in Hatay, Turkey. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep, Turkey, in the early hours of Monday, followed by another 7.5-magnitude tremor just after midday.

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Photos: Searches continue after deadly quake in Turkey and Syria

2:48pm February 07, 2023

by Emily Bogle

Winter weather and dozens of aftershocks from Monday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake have slowed rescuers' work to search through the rubble and find survivors in Turkey and Syria.

Rescue workers and volunteers conduct search and rescue operations in the rubble of a collapsed building in Diyarbakir, Turkey, after Monday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

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In Turkey and Syria, outdated building methods all but assured disaster from a quake

2:19pm February 07, 2023

by Scott Neuman

Structures that were constructed before building codes were updated following a 1999 earthquake in Turkey used lots of concrete and masonry, making them brittle and more vulnerable to collapse.

A baby girl who was born under the rubble caused by an earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey receives treatment inside an incubator at a children's hospital in the town of Afrin in Syria's Aleppo province on Tuesday. Residents in a northwest Syrian town discovered a crying infant whose mother gave birth to her while buried underneath the rubble of a five-story apartment building.

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A newborn was found alive in the rubble after the earthquake in Syria

1:51pm February 07, 2023

by The Associated Press

Residents digging through a collapsed building discovered a crying infant whose mother appears to have given birth to her while buried underneath the rubble. The mother and other family members died.

A man searches for people in the rubble of a destroyed building in Gaziantep, Turkey, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.

Here's what we know about what caused the Turkey earthquake

11:23am February 07, 2023

Seismologists say Monday's earthquake took place in a complex junction of faults that was long overdue for a big one. The destructive shaking was spread across many kilometers.

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Rescuers search for survivors after a major quake hits Turkey and Syria

9:55am February 07, 2023

Damage from Monday's earthquake stretches for hundreds of miles in the two countries. Crews are searching for survivors, and offers of aid are pouring in from across the world.

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Earthquake hits areas of Syria already devastated by the country's civil war

7:28am February 07, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ammar Samo, a volunteer with White Helmets, which has been pulling victims out buildings destroyed by the war, about rescue efforts in northwestern Syria after the quake.

Morning news brief

7:28am February 07, 2023

Emergency workers search for earthquake survivors in Turkey, President Biden tonight gives his State of the Union address and Ohio averts a catastrophe after chemical-filled train cars derailed.

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What caused Monday's major earthquake in Turkey? Here's what we know

6:51am February 07, 2023

by Geoff Brumfiel

A devastating earthquake has struck southern Turkey and Northern Syria. It's a seismically active part of the world known for big quakes. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on Feb. 6, 2023.)

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At least 2,800 people have died in an earthquake in southern Turkey and Syria

10:14pm February 06, 2023

by Peter Kenyon

At least 2,800 people have died in a massive earthquake in southern Turkey and Syria, with thousands of buildings destroyed — and rescue workers rushing to help being hindered by poor weather.

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Why the earthquake caused so much damage in Turkey, despite being long overdue

6:49pm February 06, 2023

by Geoff Brumfiel

A devastating earthquake has struck southern Turkey and Northern Syria. It's a seismically active part of the world known for big quakes.

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