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    The leader of the Syrian opposition -run civil defence organisation said on Tuesday that there is not much time left to save hundreds of families who are trapped beneath the wreckage of collapsed buildings from the earthquake on Monday. Raed Al-Saleh told Reuters that the rescue operation being carried out by the White Helmets organisation in rebel-held northwest Syria, where hundreds were killed and injured, urgently required assistance from foreign organisations. Every second counts when it comes to preserving lives, thus he urged all humanitarian organisations to provide immediate material assistance and deal with the crisis. Early on Monday, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, destroying hospitals, toppling apartment buildings, and injuring or displacing hundreds of people. Approximately 3,500 people were injured and at least 1,444 people died in Syria, according to data from the Damascus government and rescuers in the insurgent-controlled north...