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Aftershock

building that was destroyed

Life returns to Antakya, a city nearly leveled by earthquakes in southern Turkey

Natural disasters

​​​​​​​Two months after devastating earthquakes killed more than 57,000 people in Turkey and Syria, survivors are living in tent camps and shipping containers outside the ruins of their former homes. As mobile businesses and streetside kebab shops return to the city of Antakya, some people are determined to stay in their hometown to grieve and rebuild. 

VIDEO: Rescue workers continue to pull survivors from rubble of Turkey earthquake

VIDEO: Officials continue frantic rescue efforts after Turkish earthquake

Health & Medicine

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Measuring the ‘Aftershock’ in Nevada

Business, Economics and Jobs

The BBC documentary ‘Aftershock’ takes a close up look at how Americans are getting on one year after the economic collapse. Steve Evans, the host of BBC show ‘Business Daily,’ to go to Nevada and chronicle the lives of those impacted in Nevada.

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China quake

Environment

Two aftershocks have destroyed about 420,000 houses in the Chinese region hit by an earthquake two weeks ago. We get an update from the BBC’s Daniel Griffiths in Beijing.

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China’s homeowner woes

Environment

Homeowners’ insurance is a rarity in China, and those hit by the recent earthquake are wondering how they’ll recover financially

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