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The death toll from Sunday's quake reached 279, but hundreds more were still missing

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    BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: Now we turn to Turkey and an update on that two-week-old girl named Azra who was rescued yesterday along with her mother from the rubble of the weekend earthquake. We're told both are still in the hospital and are doing well. The search, however, continues for the father. And there have been more stunning rescues today, three days now after the quake hit, including a 27-year-old teacher pried from the rubble as her mother watched. The death toll now officially stands close to 500 people.

    BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: We have an NBC News exclusive tonight about a frightening

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  1. Rescue workers carry earthquake survivor Mehmet Zengin to an ambulance after he was found in a collapsed building in Van, eastern Turkey, on Thursday, Nov. 10. Rescue workers searched for survivors under rubble in eastern Turkey after the second earthquake in three weeks. (Reuters) Back to slideshow navigation
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    Rescue workers try to save people from a collapsed building after an earthquake in Van, eastern of Turkey on Nov. 10. (Ali Ihsan Ozturk / Andolu Agency via EPA) Back to slideshow navigation
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    Image: Rescue workers carry aid worker Atsushi Miyazaki to an ambulance after he was found in a collapsed hotel in Van, eastern Turkey. He later died of his injuries.
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    Rescue workers carry earthquake survivor Atsushi Miyazaki to an ambulance after he was found in a collapsed hotel in Van, eastern Turkey, on Nov. 10. (Anatolia via AFP - Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  4. Rescuers carry earthquake survivor Miyuki Konnai, from Japan, after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Van pm Nov. 10. Rescue workers pulled the Japanese woman, who was part of a rescue and relief team sent to Van from Japan after an earthquake hit the same area less than three weeks ago, to safety from the rubble of the collapsed Bayram Hotel early on Thursday. (Reuters TV) Back to slideshow navigation
  5. A survivor is assisted after an earthquake in Van on Wednesday, Nov. 9. (AFP - Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  6. Rescuers work to save people from a collapsed hotel after an earthquake in Van on Nov. 9. (Evrim Aydin / Anadolu Agency via EPA) Back to slideshow navigation
  7. A man runs toward a van crushed under a collapsed building in Van on Nov. 9. (Salih Zeki Fazlioglu / Anadolu Agency via EPA) Back to slideshow navigation

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