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IN PHOTOS | The aftermath of the quakes in Syria, Turkey

Nearly two weeks after a massive earthquake leveled tens of thousands of buildings and displaced millions of people in Turkey and Syria, many are still struggling to fulfill their basic needs and some are bedding down in tents, factories, train cars and greenhouses.
Nearly two weeks after a massive earthquake leveled tens of thousands of buildings and displaced millions of people in Turkey and Syria, many are still struggling to fulfill their basic needs and some are bedding down in tents, factories, train cars and greenhouses. Aysegul Aytulun cries as she talks about five family members who are thought to have died during the earthquake on Monday in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, on Feb. 12, 2023. The surviving relatives have been camped out in front of the damaged building, hoping that someone can recover the bodies. (Photo | AP)
Nearly two weeks after a massive earthquake leveled tens of thousands of buildings and displaced millions of people in Turkey and Syria, many are still struggling to fulfill their basic needs and some are bedding down in tents, factories, train cars and greenhouses. Aysegul Aytulun cries as she talks about five family members who are thought to have died during the earthquake on Monday in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, on Feb. 12, 2023. The surviving relatives have been camped out in front of the damaged building, hoping that someone can recover the bodies. (Photo | AP)
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A man plays with his child in a makeshift hospital set up at Turkish Bayraktar warship anchored in a port near Iskenderun city, southern Turkey. (Photo | AP)
A man plays with his child in a makeshift hospital set up at Turkish Bayraktar warship anchored in a port near Iskenderun city, southern Turkey. (Photo | AP)
A woman receives treatment at a field clinic run by a team of volunteer doctors in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, February 14, 2023. (Photo | AP)
A woman receives treatment at a field clinic run by a team of volunteer doctors in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, February 14, 2023. (Photo | AP)
View of buildings heavily damaged during the earthquake in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Feb. 14, 2023. (Photo | AP)
View of buildings heavily damaged during the earthquake in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Feb. 14, 2023. (Photo | AP)
Turkish soldiers prepare aid supplies for the survivors of the devastating earthquake at Incirlik military airbase in Adana, southern Feb. 14, 2023. (Photo | AP)
Turkish soldiers prepare aid supplies for the survivors of the devastating earthquake at Incirlik military airbase in Adana, southern Feb. 14, 2023. (Photo | AP)
Rescue teams search for people as cranes remove debris from destroyed buildings in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Feb. 10, 2023. (Photo | AP)
Rescue teams search for people as cranes remove debris from destroyed buildings in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Feb. 10, 2023. (Photo | AP)
A woman embraces a member of the Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue Team as they are greeted by members of the Turkish Canadian community upon arrival from Turkey at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, British Columbia, on Feb. 14, 2023. The team of volunteer search and rescue experts, which is mostly comprised of firefighters from Burnaby, deployed to Turkey the day after last week's earthquake. (Photo | AP)
A woman embraces a member of the Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue Team as they are greeted by members of the Turkish Canadian community upon arrival from Turkey at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, British Columbia, on Feb. 14, 2023. The team of volunteer search and rescue experts, which is mostly comprised of firefighters from Burnaby, deployed to Turkey the day after last week's earthquake. (Photo | AP)
AA woman cries as she and other members of the Turkish Canadian community greet members of the Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue Team upon arrival from Turkey, at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, British Columbia, on Feb. 14, 2023. (Photo | AP)
AA woman cries as she and other members of the Turkish Canadian community greet members of the Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue Team upon arrival from Turkey, at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, British Columbia, on Feb. 14, 2023. (Photo | AP)
People who lost their houses in the devastating earthquake, lineup to receive aid supplies at a makeshift camp, in Iskenderun city, southern Turkey. (Photo | AP)
People who lost their houses in the devastating earthquake, lineup to receive aid supplies at a makeshift camp, in Iskenderun city, southern Turkey. (Photo | AP)
Workers unload empty coffins at Sehir cemetery in Malatya, Turkey, Feb. 12, 2023. (Photo | AP)
Workers unload empty coffins at Sehir cemetery in Malatya, Turkey, Feb. 12, 2023. (Photo | AP)
People line up for water by collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, Feb. 12, 2023. (Photo | AP)
People line up for water by collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, Feb. 12, 2023. (Photo | AP)
A family who lost their home found shelter at a camp in Killi, Syria, Feb. 12, 2023. (Photo | AP)
A family who lost their home found shelter at a camp in Killi, Syria, Feb. 12, 2023. (Photo | AP)
Rescue workers and medics pull out a person from a collapsed building in Antakya, Turkey, Feb. 15, 2023. (Photo | AP)
Rescue workers and medics pull out a person from a collapsed building in Antakya, Turkey, Feb. 15, 2023. (Photo | AP)
Members of left wing groups hold placards that read, 'Solidarity strengthens the struggle,' during a protest against the government's handling of the earthquake response, in Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo | AP)
Members of left wing groups hold placards that read, 'Solidarity strengthens the struggle,' during a protest against the government's handling of the earthquake response, in Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo | AP)
Women prepare a meal inside a greenhouse where they stay with their relatives following the earthquake in Samandag, southern Turkey, on Feb. 16, 2023. Many survivors have been unable to find tents or containers dispatched to the region by the government and aid agencies, Instead they have sought refuge in any structure that can protect them from the winter conditions, including greenhouses, rail carriages and factories.
Women prepare a meal inside a greenhouse where they stay with their relatives following the earthquake in Samandag, southern Turkey, on Feb. 16, 2023. Many survivors have been unable to find tents or containers dispatched to the region by the government and aid agencies, Instead they have sought refuge in any structure that can protect them from the winter conditions, including greenhouses, rail carriages and factories.
Huseyin Seferoglu, 23-year-old, is pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building in Antakya, Turkey, Feb. 12, 2023. (Photo | AP)
Huseyin Seferoglu, 23-year-old, is pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building in Antakya, Turkey, Feb. 12, 2023. (Photo | AP)
Mehmet Gurkan, a member of the Turkish animal rights group HAYTAP, pets a dog after rescuing it from a building affected by the earthquake in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, on Feb. 12, 2023. (Photo | AP)
Mehmet Gurkan, a member of the Turkish animal rights group HAYTAP, pets a dog after rescuing it from a building affected by the earthquake in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, on Feb. 12, 2023. (Photo | AP)
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