Antakya, Turkey, Feb 6, 2025 (AFP) - Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster

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2025-02-06

Thousands of survivors held torchlit vigils before dawn on Thursday across southern Turkey, voicing pain and anger as they marked the exact moment two years ago when a devastating earthquake struck. The 7.8-magnitude quake struck at 4:17 am when people were sleeping, killing over 53,000 people in Turkey and some 6,000 in Syria. It destroyed almost 40,000 buildings and severely damaged about 200,000 others in Turkey, leaving huge numbers trapped u......

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