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Turkish-Syrian earthquake death toll passes 45,000

Antakya, Turkey | Rescue teams pulled three people alive from under collapsed buildings in Turkey, 11 days after an earthquake that has killed more than 45,000, left millions homeless, and sparked a huge relief effort.

Mosques around the world performed absentee funeral prayers for the dead in Turkey and Syria, many of whom could not receive full burial rites given the enormity of the disaster.

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