From The Hill, February 9, 9:32 AM ET:
More than 17,000 people have now been reported dead following the massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday as the death toll continues to rise.
Rescue workers did save additional people from the rubble on Thursday, but hope of finding many more still alive drops with each day that passes. The earthquake hit during the early hours of Monday local time, completely leveling buildings and injuring tens of thousands....
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