Rescuers in Turkey and war-torn Syria worked through the night of February 7–8, hoping to find more survivors among the rubble following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the region, killing thousands.
PHOTO PACKAGE: Race Against Time To Find Survivors Of Turkey And Syria's Deadly Earthquake
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Mesut Hancer holds the hand of his deceased 15-year-old daughter, Irmak, on February 7. She was one of the casualties of the February 6 earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
Nearly three million people live in the southern Turkish cities of Kahramanmaras and Gaziantep, the epicenter of the earthquake that devastated entire neighborhoods and toppled entire buildings.
Nearly three million people live in the southern Turkish cities of Kahramanmaras and Gaziantep, the epicenter of the earthquake that devastated entire neighborhoods and toppled entire buildings.
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A woman reacts as she stands among the rubble in Gaziantep.
Authorities in Turkey estimate that 13.5 million people were affected by the earthquake in a 450-kilometer-wide area stretching from Adana in the west to Diyarbakir in the east.
Authorities in Turkey estimate that 13.5 million people were affected by the earthquake in a 450-kilometer-wide area stretching from Adana in the west to Diyarbakir in the east.
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Turkey’s disaster management agency said the country’s death toll passed 8,500 on February 8. In addition to those who are still trapped beneath the rubble, concerns are growing that many people will freeze to death.
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In neighboring Syria, a man is seen sitting next to the bodies of his family on February 7 in the town of Jinderis, Aleppo province.
The Syrian Health Ministry said the death toll in government-held areas has climbed past 1,200, while at least 1,400 people have died in the rebel-held northwest, according to volunteer first responders known as the White Helmets.
The Syrian Health Ministry said the death toll in government-held areas has climbed past 1,200, while at least 1,400 people have died in the rebel-held northwest, according to volunteer first responders known as the White Helmets.
