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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent

Death toll from latest earthquakes in Turkey reaches eight

Kahraman, 62, walks past collapsed building in Antakya, southern Turkey
The first 6.3-magnitude quake struck near the Turkish city of Antakya, which was all but destroyed by the 6 February quake. Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images

The toll from two earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday – two weeks after powerful quakes killed more than 47,000 people – has risen to eight, with up to 300 recovering from injuries and up to a dozen buildings toppling on both sides of the border.

The widespread anxiety and panic sparked by the latest tremors has rattled a region that is still coming to terms with the devastation caused earlier this month.

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