Thousands of buildings were toppled by a catastrophic earthquake in Syria and Turkey.
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Stretched rescue teams are toiling in Turkey and Syria, searching for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled byThe death toll passed 11,000 in the deadliest quake worldwide in more than a decade. Hope for finding survivors is fading.
Search teams from more than two dozen countries have joined tens of thousands of local emergency personnel, and aid pledges have poured in from around the world. But the scale of destruction from the 7.8 magnitude quake and its powerful aftershocks was so immense that many are still waiting for help.
At times rescuers were using excavators, at others they picked gingerly through debris to find survivors or the dead. With thousands of buildings toppled, it was not clear how many people might still be trapped underneath the rubble.
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