An earthquake survivor seen sitting in front of her tent built for earthquake victims. Turkey and Syria have experienced the worst earthquakes to strike the region in almost a century. A quake struck southeastern Turkey, which was followed by a second quake of in northern Syria . More than 40,000 people are reported to have died as a result of the quakes and the death toll is still rising.

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