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An aerial picture shows rescuers searching the rubble of buildings for casualties and survivors in the village of Besnaya in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province at the border with Turkey following an earthquake, on February 7, 2023. Photo: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP

Disastrous earthquake kills over 23,700 in Turkey, Syria

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake followed a disastrous 7.8 quake on Monday in southeast Turkey, also rocking northern Syria. At least 20,213 people were killed in Turkey, while over 3,553 were reported dead in Syria.