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In pictures: Families hang onto hope as rescue efforts continue in Turkey

In pictures: Families hang onto hope as rescue efforts continue in Turkey

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11 February, 2023
A woman clutches the backpack of her relative who is still trapped under debris in Iskanderun, Turkey. [William Christou – TNA]

A woman clutches the backpack of her relative who is still trapped under debris in Iskanderun, Turkey. [William Christou – TNA]

Murad Oonay stands in front of a building that he rescued his 14-year old niece from in Antakya, Turkey. [William Christou – TNA]

Murad Oonay stands in front of a building that he rescued his 14-year old niece from in Antakya, Turkey. [William Christou – TNA]

Residents of Iskanderun, Turkey sit atop the wreckage of a building which fell in Monday’s devastating earthquake. [William Christou – TNA]

Residents of Iskanderun, Turkey sit atop the wreckage of a building which fell in Monday’s devastating earthquake. [William Christou – TNA]

600 Konut complex, an upscale apartment complex of about 3,000 people in Antakya, Turkey, was almost completely destroyed by the deadly earthquake in Turkey, [William Christou – TNA]

600 Konut complex, an upscale apartment complex of about 3,000 people in Antakya, Turkey, was almost completely destroyed by the deadly earthquake in Turkey, [William Christou – TNA]

Gizem Gurbuz awaits anxiously as first responders rescue their 12-year old neighbour, Kimet, from beneath the rubble of a collapsed building in Antakya, Turkey. [William Christou – TNA]

Gizem Gurbuz awaits anxiously as first responders rescue their 12-year old neighbour, Kimet, from beneath the rubble of a collapsed building in Antakya, Turkey. [William Christou – TNA]

Rescue workers widen a hole they made into a building to save a suspected survivor from beneath the debris of a collapsed building in Antakya, Turkey. [William Christou – TNA]

Rescue workers widen a hole they made into a building to save a suspected survivor from beneath the debris of a collapsed building in Antakya, Turkey. [William Christou – TNA]

A playground is occupied by families waiting for their relatives to be saved by first responders in the 600 Konut complex in Antakya, Turkey. [William Christou – TNA]

A playground is occupied by families waiting for their relatives to be saved by first responders in the 600 Konut complex in Antakya, Turkey. [William Christou – TNA]

A woman clutches the backpack of her relative who is still trapped under debris in Iskanderun, Turkey. [William Christou – TNA]
Murad Oonay stands in front of a building that he rescued his 14-year old niece from in Antakya, Turkey. [William Christou – TNA]
Residents of Iskanderun, Turkey sit atop the wreckage of a building which fell in Monday’s devastating earthquake. [William Christou – TNA]
600 Konut complex, an upscale apartment complex of about 3,000 people in Antakya, Turkey, was almost completely destroyed by the deadly earthquake in Turkey, [William Christou – TNA]
Gizem Gurbuz awaits anxiously as first responders rescue their 12-year old neighbour, Kimet, from beneath the rubble of a collapsed building in Antakya, Turkey. [William Christou – TNA]
Rescue workers widen a hole they made into a building to save a suspected survivor from beneath the debris of a collapsed building in Antakya, Turkey. [William Christou – TNA]
A playground is occupied by families waiting for their relatives to be saved by first responders in the 600 Konut complex in Antakya, Turkey. [William Christou – TNA]

Families in Antakya continue to clung onto hope that their loved ones would be rescued as efforts to locate survivors continued on Friday.Â