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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived home today after a one-day visit to Turkiye to express Malaysia's commitment to helping its people affected by the earthquake that hit the republic recently. Also present, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Functions) Datuk Amrizan Mohd Ali. - BERNAMA

Emergency personnel and local people work at the site of collapsed buildings following a powerful earthquake, in the Nurdagi district of Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey, 13 February 2023. More than 30,000 people have died and thousands more were injured after two major earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on 06 February. Authorities fear the death toll will keep climbing as rescuers look for survivors across the regions. EPA/SEDAT SUNA

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim taking a first-hand look at the aftermath of earthquake during his visit to the Malaysian Rescue Operation Centre in Nurdagi, Wednesday. A total of 140 personnel of SMART team, Firemen and Rescuers and Malaysian Civil Defence Force are involved in the earthquake rescue mission in southern Turkiye. The 7.8 Richter scale earthquake hit Kahramanmaras, southern region of Turkiye last Monday also affected several areas in Syria.- BERNAMA

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A Syria Care officer handing over food packs towards victims affected in the earthquake at Betia village west Idlib, Syria. (Smaller image, Muaz)

Image for illustrative purposes only - BERNAMA

Image for illustrative purposes only - BERNAMA

A man was feared drowned while his friend was found stranded on the other side of the river at Batu 12, Sungai Pisang in Gombak.

The Malaysian MAS-01 SMART and MAS-10 teams, in a search and rescue effort following the deadly earthquake in Turkey. - BERNAMA

SMART MAS-01 search and rescue operations officer (SAR) Insp Muhamad Zul Khairi Idris says the first victim - a teenage boy - was taken out at 1.20 pm (6.20 pm Malaysian time) almost brought the team into tears.