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The last person to come out alive was a 13-year-old boy early on Friday morning. The focus now is on caring for the thousands of displaced people. The Deputy Prime Minister says 35,000 tents have been handed out to the homeless.</description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:24:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.euronews.net/">euronews-en</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">euronews-en-e5df3a8d64314ecd89585547eaad4120</guid><georss:point>39.9293 32.8533</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20111030102400</sortelement></item><item><title>UAE dispatches urgent aid to Turkey</title><link>http://www.uaeinteract.com/docs/UAE_dispatches_urgent_aid_to_Turkey/47186.htm</link><description>The UAE Joint Relief Work Team discussed here yesterday at the Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Humanitarian Foundation, measures and mechanisms to provide urgent aid to the victims of earthquake in Turkey. 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Rescue workers erupted in cheers and applause Tuesday at sight of the infant — and....</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:06:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">AP</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">AP-db4936f48cbc5cbed8bc03edf8529a5e</guid><georss:point>39.9293 32.8533</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20111026200600</sortelement></item><item><title>Quake aid a separate issue: Israel, Turkey</title><link>http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/quake-aid-a-separate-issue-israel-turkey-1.1165427</link><description>Israel's help for earthquake-struck Turkey is a purely humanitarian gesture, both countries said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.iol.co.za/">iol</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">iol-88cc83e6585e91267055a90dfc43edfd</guid><georss:point>39.9293 32.8533</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20111026192500</sortelement></item><item><title>Turkey quake death toll rises above 470</title><link>http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/81973/</link><description>Search and rescue efforts continue in the area and the death toll is likely to rise as more bodies could be pulled out of the rubble</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.panarmenian.net/">panarmenian-en</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">panarmenian-en-f6df8561ae54c2cfaa4562790df210cc</guid><georss:point>39.9293 32.8533</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20111026191300</sortelement></item><item><title>Israel, Turkey play down quake aid as salve for ties</title><link>http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/israel-turkey-play-down-quake-aid-as-salve-for-ties</link><description>26 Oct 2011 13:59 Source: reuters // Reuters * Israel flying prefabricated homes to eastern Van region * Relations soured over Israeli seizure of Gaza-bound ship (Adds Turkish official, previous JERUSALEM) By Dan Williams and Tulay Karadeniz JERUSALEM/ANKARA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Israel's help for....</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.trust.org/">trust</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">trust-4bcd576aab87db0a4fabc8c2676b87c8</guid><georss:point>38.4730009033625 43.6005144895864</georss:point><georss:point>31.77375 35.22522</georss:point><georss:point>39.8052688321813 32.5888115895794</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20111026190300</sortelement></item><item><title>Barak: Aid to Turkey could help turn a new leaf</title><link>http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?ID=243283&amp;R=R1</link><description>Plane carrying 7 mobile homes set to depart within hours; Barak says aid is humanitarian, would be sent any time it's needed.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.jpost.com/">jpost</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">jpost-d6e181b4d0ebcfeaf9c6d848e19487ab</guid><georss:point>39.9293 32.8533</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20111026190000</sortelement></item><item><title>Turkish Truck Carrying Aid for Earthquake Victims Looted on Live TV</title><link>http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/200471067/</link><description>Turkey to help victims of the recent earthquake was stopped and looted during a live broadcast Wednesday. 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The tanker then burst into flames in a second explosion. 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“It was with great grief that I learned about the calamitous earthquake which occurred in Turkey and took the lives of many people.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:35:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.poland.pl/news/index.htm">Poland-pl</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">Poland-pl-b12fbebd152be6fb525767e66403ca49</guid><georss:point>39.9293 32.8533</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20111025113500</sortelement></item><item><title>Death toll in Turkish quake rises to 366 - crisis centre</title><link>http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/death-toll-in-turkish-quake-rises-to-366-crisis-centre</link><description>More than 2,260 buildings collapsed in the quake, which struck Van on Sunday afternoon with a magnitude of 7.2, the crisis centre says</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:34:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.trust.org/">trust</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">trust-9dc1fd2095b76f495a099a5f924c4cf7</guid><georss:point>38.4730009033625 43.6005144895864</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20111025113400</sortelement></item><item><title>Turkey quake: boy waits and hopes (AP)</title><link>http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111025/ap_on_re_eu/eu_turkey_quake</link><description>AP - Oguz Isler was trapped for eight hours beneath the rubble of his home after a powerful earthquake that hit eastern Turkey. The 9-year-old was finally rescued, but on Tuesday he was waiting at the foot of the same pile of debris for news of his parents and of other relatives who remain buried inside.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://news.yahoo.com/">news-yahoo</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">news-yahoo-5a761d7bacd49b6edfbb877a8387c0ab</guid><georss:point>39.9293 32.8533</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20111025112400</sortelement></item><item><title>Turkey quake death toll up to 366</title><link>http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/turkey-quake-death-toll-up-to-366-16068386.html?r=RSS</link><description>A woman trapped under debris after a powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey is rescued (AP)

The death toll in the powerful earthquake that hit eastern Turkey is now 366. 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Warsaw (PAP) - Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has sent condolences to the Turkish PM in connection with a tragic earthquake that hit eastern Turkey on Sunday, the Government Information Office reported.

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The Cabinet of Ministers is ready to provide Turkey with humanitarian aid to for earthquake relief. The press service of the Cabinet of Ministers announced this in a statement. 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A boy is pulled alive from the rubble of a building in Turkey after the earthquake on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

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The State Fire Service’s spokesman Pawel Fratczak informed that firefighters from search and rescue unit are ready to go if necessary.

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