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Turkey & Syria Earthquakes

The story
Turkey has been hit by another powerful earthquake.

Two weeks ago, tremors affecting Turkey and Syria killed over 44,000 people
and left thousands homeless.

The latest quake has caused many buildings weakened by earlier tremors to
collapse.

Key words and phrases

fresh
new or different
• You didn't drink your tea! I'll make you a fresh one.
• I'll take a fresh look at my notes before the exam.

rattle
move quickly, often loudly
• The wind was so strong that it rattled the windows.
• The explosion rattled the cups on the table 5 km away.

wind down
gradually end, often in stages
• The company are winding down their international operations to save
money.
• The party started to wind down around 11 and, by midnight, everyone had
left.

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