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Feb 13, 2023, 8 tweets

Countries with the most earthquakes.

#AFPGraphics showing the countries with the most earthquakes depending on different criteria according to the US Geological Survey

Turkey's once mighty developers under fire after quake.

As outrage grows, authorities have arrested three people linked to the construction and development business - including two developers trying to flee the country - and issued warrants for 114 more

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VIDEO: Looters raid shops in Turkey after devastating earthquake.

In the city of #Antakya, where rescue teams are still trying to find survivors, shopkeepers are coming together to protect their premises from looting that has become rife in the area

Miracle rescues a week after Turkey-Syria quake.

Rescuers pull more survivors from the rubble a week after an earthquake struck Turkey and Syria leaving more than 33,000 dead, as the UN warns the toll is set to rise far higher

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VIDEO: In the ancient Turkish city of Antakya, one of the oldest mosques in the country and the Greek Orthodox Church are reduced to rubble after the massive earthquake. Antakya was once the ancient city of Antioch and was a key staging point on the Silk Road

#BREAKING Death toll rises above 35,000 in Turkey, Syria quake

#UPDATE The death toll from a catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria climbed above 35,000 on Monday, with search and rescue teams starting to wind down their work.

#UPDATE The toll from last week's earthquake in Turkey and Syria rose above 35,000 on Monday, as rescue teams started to wind down the search for survivors and the aid effort shifted to hundreds of thousands of people made homeless.
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