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IN PICTURES | ‘We as a country have lost so much’

Sunday Times reporter Orrin Singh and photographer Alaister Russell joined a Hope SA Foundation relief team that touched down in Istanbul on Thursday. Amid the chaos and heartbreak, they found resilience and generosity

12 February 2023 - 00:00 By ORRIN SINGH and Alaister Russell

Ahmad Ajjan, 44, a dual Turkish and Syrian citizen, hadn't eaten in more than three days when the Sunday Times spoke to him late on Thursday night...

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