Turkey ends quake rescue efforts except in two provinces
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had been abundant coverage of rescue teams finding survivors but it has now slowed down, with no survivors found in at least 24 hours.
On Saturday, rescuers found a man and a woman alive in the 296th hour in the southern Turkish city of Antakya but their three children did not survive, local media said.
That came after four people including a 14-year-old boy were rescued Thursday and Friday.The disaster agency head also said Turkey’s death toll had risen to 40,689 . The total death toll including Syria is now 44,377.
Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said Saturday that some 105,000 buildings either collapsed, needed to be demolished or were severely damaged in the quake.
In a message on Twitter, the disaster agency urged quake victims not to enter severely damaged buildings, “even briefly”, to get their belongings inside.The government has not given an exact number for how many people have been left homeless.
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