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PICTURE OF THE DAY: Baby Rescued after Earthquake in Turkey
October 25, 2011
A devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Eastern Turkey on Sunday, destroying approximately 2,000 buildings and killing hundreds of people. Rescue workers are still searching for survivors and digging people out from under collapsed structures.
Amidst the sad news, there was one moment of hope when a two-week-old baby and her mother were both rescued, alive, from the wreckage of an apartment building.
A Reuters photographer snapped this pic (click for full-size image):
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is on the scene offering aid and assisting survivors. To find out more about their efforts, and donate to the cause, visit their site here.
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