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Evening Standard
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Ross Lydall

Boy aged eight is symbol of hope as he’s saved from earthquake rubble after two days

The official death toll from the Turkish and Syrian earthquake topped 11,200 at lunchtime on Wednesday as the critical rescue window began to close amid warnings of a humanitarian disaster affecting millions.

Dramatic footage of a family of six being pulled alive from rubble in the Syrian city of Idlib was one of few moments of hope, as the scale of the challenge faced by poorly equipped rescuers racing against time in ruined towns and cities was laid bare.

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