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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Turkey ends search for survivors at hotel that collapsed in second earthquake - The Washington Post

Turkey ends search for survivors at hotel that collapsed in second earthquake

By Associated Press, Updated: Sunday, November 13, 7:30 AM

ANKARA, Turkey — Searchers on Sunday ended efforts to find anyone else alive in the rubble of an earthquake-shattered hotel in eastern Turkey, the state-run agency reported.

The 5.7-magnitude quake struck the city of Van on Wednesday, toppling two hotels, some two weeks after another more powerful earthquake killed some 600 people in the region. The two buildings had apparently been weakened by the force of first quake.

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