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The United Nations is predicting the death toll in Turkey and Syria to keep rising after the recent 7.8 magnitude earthquake. More than 36,000 have passed away.

Little aid has reached Turkey-Syria a week after devastating earthquakes

The United Nations is predicting the death toll in Turkey and Syria to keep rising after the recent 7.8 magnitude earthquake. More than 36,000 have passed away.

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