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Feb 2023
49m 12s

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Bbc World Service
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We're in Turkey and Syria, after a huge earthquake kills more than 5,000 people. In southern Turkey, people are struggling to rescue their loved ones. In northern Syria, we hear about a region already suffering from years of war. (Photo: A collapsed building in Kirikhan, Hatay, Turkey, February 7, 2023. Credit: Reuters) 
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