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ANTAKYA, TÜRKİYE - FEBRUARY 10: Suleyman Demir, 73, loads scrap pieces he collected from earthquake rubble onto his cart in the streets of Antakya on Saturday, February 10, 2024. Since the February 6 earthquakes, he has been gathering debris from the rubble in the devastated city to earn a living. (Photo by Mehmet Kılıç/LensOne)

Bread from the Rubble

ANTAKYA, TÜRKİYE - FEBRUARY 10: Suleyman Demir, 73, loads scrap pieces he collected from earthquake rubble onto his cart in the streets of Antakya on Saturday, February 10, 2024. Since the February 6 earthquakes, he has been gathering debris from the rubble in the devastated city to earn a living. (Photo by Mehmet Kılıç/LensOne)

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hatay
turkey earthquake
destruction
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Taken in the fieldFeb 10, 2024, 12:36 PM
Filed to the deskOct 23, 2026, 1:59 PM
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