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Live: Turkey-Syria quake death toll expected to double, according to UN chief<!-- wp:html --><p>Rescuers pulled a seven-month-old baby and a teenage girl from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after an earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria and killed more than 28,000. UN relief chief Martin Griffiths said he expected the death toll to at least double after he arrived in southern Turkey on Saturday to assess the quake's damage. Follow FRANCE 24 for live updates. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). </p><!-- /wp:html -->

Rescuers pulled a seven-month-old baby and a teenage girl from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after an earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria and killed more than 28,000. UN relief chief Martin Griffiths said he expected the death toll to at least double after he arrived in southern Turkey on Saturday to assess the quake’s damage. Follow FRANCE 24 for live updates. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). 

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