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February 28, 2023

Turkey: 29 Buildings Collapse in New Earthquake as Overall Death Toll Tops 50,000
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In Turkey, at least one person died Monday when another earthquake shook
the country's southeast region. Twenty-nine buildings collapsed in the
tremor, which came three weeks after a devastating pair of quakes killed
over 50,000 in Turkey and Syria. Over the weekend, the head of the World
Food Programme David Beasley described the situation in southern Turkey
as "apocalyptic." He said, "The scale of devastation here is truly
incomprehensible."


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