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The earthquake, which struck with a suddenness that bypassed early warning systems for many, has fundamentally altered the skyline of major urban centers and left a trail of fractured concrete, twisted steel, and human tragedy in its wake. As the dust begins to settle, the true scale of the catastrophe is emerging through the harrowing reports of rescue workers and the stunned silence of survivors who watched their homes crumble in less than a minute.
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