Turkey Syria earthquakes deadliest in a decade as death toll passes 9,000

A two-year-old child is pulled from the rubble as the death toll from the earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria climbs past 9,400

Earthquake becomes deadliest in a decade as death toll passes 9,000

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The death toll from the earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria has climbed past 9,400, making it the deadliest seismic event in more than a decade.

Turkish authorities updated the country's death toll to 6,957 on Wednesday.

In neighbouring Syria, the government has reported 1,250 deaths from Monday's pre-dawn earthquake in the areas it controls.

The White Helmets, volunteer first aiders in a rebel-held enclave, have reported 1,280 deaths.

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