Hopes fading for trapped quake children

Rescue equipment fell silent as searchers listened today for any sign of life under a flattened school dormitory where about 70 children remained trapped since a strong earthquake rocked eastern Turkey.

Fri, 02 May, 2003 - 11:22

Working against time, the rescuers prayed they would reach them alive, but hopes were fading after the bodies of 39 children were found.

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