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Mourners grieve during a funeral ceremony for two members of the Dogruya family who died when a powerful earthquake struck. Getty Images
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Members of rescue services search in the debris of a collapsed building for survivors in Izmir. AP
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Rescue workers were searching eight buildings in Izmir despite dwindling hope for survivors. AFP
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Volunteers and rescue personnel searching for survivors in a collapsed building in Izmir. AFP
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A police officer walks in front of a damaged building in Izmir, after a powerful earthquake struck Turkey's western coast and parts of Greece. AFP
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A rescue worker takes a rest after an earthquake in the Aegean port city of Izmir, Turkey. Reuters
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A rescue worker walks in a room of a partially collapsed building in Izmir. AFP
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Excavators holding up the facade of a damaged building in Izmir, after a powerful earthquake struck Turkey's western coast and parts of Greece. AFP
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A woman gives a phone call in an emergency tent camp for displaced people at the Eski Bornova stadium in Izmir. AFP
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An aerial view shows a tent city set up by Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD). Reuters
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Relatives attend a funeral ceremony for Bayram Dogruya and Hatice Dogruya who were found dead under a collapsed building after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Izmir. EPA
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A woman prays near the graves of the two members of Dogruya family who died after a powerful earthquake. Getty Images
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An imam prays near the graves of two members of the Dogruya family who died when a powerful earthquake. Getty Images
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Mourners grieve during a funeral ceremony for two members of the Dogruya family who died when a powerful earthquake struck. Getty Images
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Members of rescue services search in the debris of a collapsed building for survivors in Izmir. AP
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Rescue workers were searching eight buildings in Izmir despite dwindling hope for survivors. AFP
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Volunteers and rescue personnel searching for survivors in a collapsed building in Izmir. AFP
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A police officer walks in front of a damaged building in Izmir, after a powerful earthquake struck Turkey's western coast and parts of Greece. AFP
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A rescue worker takes a rest after an earthquake in the Aegean port city of Izmir, Turkey. Reuters
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A rescue worker walks in a room of a partially collapsed building in Izmir. AFP
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Excavators holding up the facade of a damaged building in Izmir, after a powerful earthquake struck Turkey's western coast and parts of Greece. AFP
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A woman gives a phone call in an emergency tent camp for displaced people at the Eski Bornova stadium in Izmir. AFP
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An aerial view shows a tent city set up by Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD). Reuters
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Relatives attend a funeral ceremony for Bayram Dogruya and Hatice Dogruya who were found dead under a collapsed building after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Izmir. EPA
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A woman prays near the graves of the two members of Dogruya family who died after a powerful earthquake. Getty Images
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An imam prays near the graves of two members of the Dogruya family who died when a powerful earthquake. Getty Images
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Mourners grieve during a funeral ceremony for two members of the Dogruya family who died when a powerful earthquake struck. Getty Images
Turkey earthquake: 70-year-old rescued after 34 hours in the rubble
Teams working in nine damaged buildings in Izmir appeared to be finding more bodies than survivors
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03 November, 2020
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