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Hope fading nearly a week after deadly earthquakes

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Hope fading nearly a week after deadly earthquakes Credit: AAP

Rescue efforts are continuing almost a week since the deadly earthquakes in Syria and Turkey. As anxious relatives wait for news of loved ones, Australia has thrown its support behind the Turkish and Syria diaspora, organising prayer vigils and aid packages.


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By Deborah Groarke

Presented by Mayada Kordy Khalil

Source: SBS




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Rescue efforts are continuing almost a week since the deadly earthquakes in Syria and Turkey. As anxious relatives wait for news of loved ones, Australia has thrown its support behind the Turkish and Syria diaspora, organising prayer vigils and aid packages.



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