Sen. Cory Booker to discuss earthquake relief efforts at Paterson Turkish mosque

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- Senator Cory Booker will attend a prayer vigil in Paterson, New Jersey to speak about relief efforts for the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

The vigil at a local Turkish mosque comes after rescuers in Turkey found two more people buried alive.
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The survivors were found in separate locations, where they had been trapped for about 260 hours.

One of them is a woman who says her husband and two kids are still buried.



The other is a 12-year-old boy who told rescuers another person is buried nearby.



Police are now intensifying their search in those areas with guide dogs.
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Though the disaster happened thousands of miles away, Paterson, with its large Turkish population. has been praying and finding ways to send help.

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