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nearly two weeks on from turkey's devastating earthquake, officials have said most rescue efforts to find survivors will end today. search operations have been winding down for days as the chances of finding people fade. more than 16,000 people are known to have been killed by the quake and the aftershocks. meanwhile the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has arrived in turkey, at the incirlik air base. he'll hold talks with his turkish counterpart, before meeting some of the people affected by the quake, including white helmet rescue workers from rebel—held parts of syria. wit...

Significantly reduced. across hatay province, which had been severely hit, there were 200 buildings being searched on friday — that had been reduced to 98 on saturday. in marash, the epicentre, there were 19 buildings still being searched. the afad body has thanked the rescuers for their efforts. they say over 11,000 people were involved from 80 different countries around the world but the majority of those people have now left turkey. we've also been speaking to journalist ayla jean yackley who's in istanbul. it's still winter here in turkey, and basic shelter still a major concern for peop...