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Turkish men sit amid the rubble of an earthquake-damaged building on October 24, 2011 in Van, eastern Turkey
Monday, Oct. 24, 2011

Open quotePeople are in agony. We can hear their screams for help. We need urgent help.Close quote

  • VEYSEL KESER,
  • mayor of Celebibag, a district in Turkey, after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the eastern part of the country, leaving villages in rubble and killing hundreds of people
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