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Turkish earthquake unlikely to affect outbound market

Workers and volunteers sift through the debris at the site of a collapsed building, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey on Feb 8. (Photo: Reuters)

The earthquake in Turkey and Syria has not affected outbound tours as the incident took place in an area that does not include major tourism destinations, and the market was already sluggish due to political unrest.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey last week, along with some parts of Syria, leading to 33,000 fatalities, while the UN predicted that the death toll could reach 50,000.

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