Stunned survivors of the earthquake huddled together, held their heads in their hands and covered their eyes - as rescue workers wrapped the dead in blankets and sheets and laid out their bodies in rows.
Many had gone to bed after evening prayers, before waking to apocalyptic scenes of terror.
People fled buildings and waited outside as volunteers worked through the night, searching for signs of life in the destruction.
But daylight revealed the huge scale of the damage done by the 7.2 magnitude quake.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 10, 2023 من The Sunday Mirror.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 10, 2023 من The Sunday Mirror.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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