Over 24,000 people have died, and tens of thousands more have been injured. Rescuers have been working to pull people from under the rubble, but as time passes, those hopes dim.
Five members of one family were pulled from earthquake rubble after five days and a teenage girl who asked for ice cream was pulled from between concrete slabs.
Even as the rescue stories continue to make headlines, hopes are beginning to dim as operations continue in Syria and Turkey. On Feb. 6, 7.8 and 7.5 scale earthquakesOver 24,000 people have died, and tens of thousands more have been injured. Millions of people have been displaced. Rescuers have been working to pull people fromConditions have also grown more dangerous for rescuers.
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