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Live Blog Update| Turkey-Syria earthquake

Two-year old rescued after 79 hours

A two-year old boy has been rescued from the rubble, 79 hours after the quake. 

Turkish aid organisation Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) posted footage of a child, who they identified as "Mert", being pulled out of the rubble by rescue workers in Antakya, south of Turkey. 

Experts say that over 90 percent of survivors under rubble are found in the first 72 hours.

With that three-day window closing this morning, the likelihood of rescuing people falls with every passing hour.