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Earthquake latest: ‘Miracle’ rescues that keep hope alive amid destruction

Earthquake latest: ‘Miracle’ rescues that keep hope alive amid destruction

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More than 6,000 high rise buildings are known to have collapsed in last Monday’s devastating earthquake in Türkiye, killing thousands, but rescuers have not given up hope of finding survivors.

That’s the message from veteran UN disaster relief coordinator Winston Chang, who’s currently based at Türkiye’s national emergency management centre in Ankara.

Here he is now, speaking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson, with the latest on the international search and rescue effort.

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Daniel Johnson, UN News - Geneva
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6'57"
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UNDAC