Turkey earthquake survivors search rubble for their gold savings
Osmaniye, TurkeyReuters In the nearly-deserted centre of the southern Turkish city of Osmaniye, an elderly couple wait by the ruins of the three-story building where they lived, hoping their life savings might emerge from the debris when it is cleared. Reyhan Vural, 48, and her 59-year-old husband Metin survived the devastating 6th February quake that […]
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