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Emergency personnel tend to Ferhat Tokay on Oct. 28 after he was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building 108 hours after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Ercis, Van province, Turkey. The quake leveled about 2,000 buildings in eastern Turkey, killing at least 573 people and leaving about 2,500 injured and thousands of homeless. Authorities say another 5,700 buildings are now unfit for habitation. AP
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A boy collects items from the debris of a collapsed building in Ercis, Turkey, on Oct. 27. Burhan Ozbilici/AP
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Earthquake survivors receive free medicine, clothes, and other goods at a tent city in Ercis, Turkey, on Oct. 28. Burhan Ozbilici/AP
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Muhammet sleeps as his mother, Besrai Sari, cares for him inside a tent in Ercis, Turkey, on Oct. 27. Selcan Hacaoglu/AP
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An earthquake survivor smiles after receiving free food at a roadside in Ercis, Turkey, on Oct. 27. Rain and snow compounded difficulties for thousands rendered homeless by the powerful earthquake that hit eastern Turkey. Burhan Ozbilici/AP
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A quake survivor holds the hand of a little boy at a tent camp in the town of Ercis, Turkey, on Oct. 27. Selcan Hacaoglu/AP
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A man looks for family members in the debris of a collapsed building in Ercis, Van, eastern Turkey, on Oct. 24. At least 270 people were killed by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, and dozens of people are still trapped in hills of debris, but authorities hope the death toll may not rise as high as initially feared. Burhan Ozbilici/AP
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Rescuers work to save people from of collapsed buildings in Ercis, Turkey, on Oct. 24. Burhan Ozbilici/AP
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A tent city is set up on a soccer field for earthquake survivors in Ercis, Turkey, on Oct. 24. Burhan Ozbilici/AP
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A couple passes by a collapsed house a day after a powerful earthquake in Ercis, Turkey, on Oct. 24. Selcan Hacaoglu/AP
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People sit on the debris of their collapsed buildings in Ercis, Turkey, on Oct. 24. Burhan Ozbilici/AP
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Rescuers work to save people from debris in Ercis, Turkey, on Oct. 24. A survivor of the earthquake was pulled from the rubble with three other people after he managed to call for help on his cell phone. Burhan Ozbilici/AP
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Rescuers work to save people from debris of collapsed buildings in Ercis, Turkey, on Oct. 24. Burhan Ozbilici/AP
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People wait for word from their family members as rescuers work to save people from debris in Ercis, Turkey, on Oct. 24. Burhan Ozbilici/AP
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People walk by debris of collapsed buildings in Ercis, Turkey, on Oct. 24. Burhan Ozbilici/AP
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An earthquake survivor mourns at a cemetery in Ercis, Turkey, on Oct. 24. Umit Bektas/Reuters
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