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Rescue efforts are underway after devastating earthquakes hit Syria and Turkey.

People have been describing how they are digging through rubble for their loved ones with their

hands. They've been waiting for rescuers to arrive, but the destruction is of such a scale that

there aren't enough responders to go around yet. Plus, how India's Adani group is trying to

shore up investor confidence. And the AI wars heat up as Google looks to compete with chat GPT.

It's Monday, February 6th. I'm Ann Marie for Tolly for the Wall Street Journal. This is the PM

edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that moved the world today.

The death toll following two powerful, successive earthquakes in Turkey and Syria had risen to

about 3,800 people as of late Monday afternoon Eastern time. What you're hearing is the sound of

men clearing rubble in the Syrian city of Aleppo, as rescuers there and elsewhere undertake a massive

operation to find survivors. The first 7.8 magnitude quake was felt across four countries this morning,

followed by a series of aftershocks, and then a separate 7.5 magnitude quake in the afternoon.

Thousands more people have been injured and thousands of buildings destroyed. Our Middle East and

North Africa bureau chief Michael Aiman has been coordinating our coverage and he joins me now.

Michael, thank you so much for being here. Thank you, Ann Marie.

Michael, to start, can you tell us a bit more about the area where these quakes occurred and the

scope of the damage that we know right now? Yeah, this is a densely populated area, much of it urban

in southern Turkey and the effects were felt all the way through very densely populated areas in

Syria, including Aleppo. The scope of the damage is just devastating. It's the worst earthquake in a

generation in Turkey. It's the worst one I've seen in this region. The casualties are mounting,

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