Earthquake deaths pass 11,000 in Turkey, Syria as anger, desperation mount: Live Updates - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Feb 8, 2023

A photograph taken on February 8, 2023 shows tents at a camp set up by the government in the southeastern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, two days after a strong earthquake struck the region. — A photograph taken on Feb. 8, 2023, shows tents at a camp set up by the government in the southeastern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, two days after a strong earthquake struck the region. — OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images

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