Earthquake: Death toll rises to 7,900 as rescuers struggle to reach survivors in Turkey and Syria Photogallery

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The death toll of a devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and Syria jumped to more than 7,900 people on Tuesday as rescuers worked against time in harsh winter conditions to dig survivors out of the rubble of collapsed buildings.

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Earthquake: Death toll rises to 7,900 as rescuers struggle to reach survivors in Turkey and Syria

Rescue teams carry the body of a victim from a destroyed building in Aleppo, Syria.

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Rescuers search for survivors following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey.

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Emergency teams search for people through the rubble of a destroyed building in Adana, Turkey.

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People and emergency teams search for people in the rubble in a destroyed building in Gaziantep, Turkey.

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Emergency teams search for people in the rubble of a destroyed building in Adana, southern Turkey.

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Men load dead bodies onto a truck after taking them out of the rubble of a destroyed house in Nurdagi town on the outskirts of Osmaniye city southern Turkey.

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