"Ten years of war couldn't force us out of our homes, but this seconds-long tremor pushed us all out," Johar Jarouj, a resident in Syria's Aleppo, told Xinhua.
More than 4,000 people were killed and tens of thousands injured after strong earthquakes jolted parts of Türkiye and neighboring Syria early Monday, as rescue teams are battling harsh winter conditions to search for survivors.
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