As earthquake fatalities reach 15,000, Turkey's president acknowledges "shortcomings."

The disaster's expansive scope, which destroyed thousands of structures and trapped an undetermined number of people.

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Foraging for food and shelter has been left up to the survivors.

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The death toll is still rising three days after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which is already one of the deadliest this century.

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The overall death toll to 15,383; analysts worry the number will continue to dramatically increase.

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Hospitals had already been devastated, the economy had already collapsed, electricity, fuel, and water shortages.

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Over 17,000 people were killed by a 7.4 earthquake in 1999.

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