The Devastating Effects Of The Earthquake In Turkey
Syrian civilians and members of the White Helmets conduct search and rescue operations in the rubble of a collapsed building.
Over 10,000 people have been killed after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, and the death toll is expected to rise dramatically as emergency workers scramble to rescue those trapped under the wreckage.
The powerful earthquake hit provinces in southern Turkey and northern Syria early on Monday in bitterly cold temperatures, reducing cities to rubble and plunging the war-torn Syria further into crisis. Aftershocks continued throughout the day, rattling buildings in countries as far away as Lebanon and Israel, CNN reported. Another large tremor registering at 7.7 magnitude followed in the afternoon, toppling more structures onto the rubble.
The epicenter of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey
Dozens of countries have already offered help with search and rescue efforts.
The earthquake is believed to be the most powerful to hit Turkey since 1939. Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay told the New York Times on Monday that some cities will have to be evacuated.
“It is a disaster to happen once a century,” he said.
Residents searching for victims and survivors amid the rubble of collapsed buildings in the village of Besnia, Syria.
Emergency team members and others search for people in a destroyed building in Adana, Turkey.
Rescuers search for survivors in Diyarbakir, Turkey.
An injured man is helped by a resident to slide out of a collapsed building in the town of Jandaris, Syria.
A damaged building in Diyarbakir, Turkey
An aerial view of collapsed buildings in Hatay, Turkey
Damaged buildings in Hatay, Turkey
Residents, aided by heavy equipment, search for victims and survivors amid the rubble in the village of Besnia, Syria.
The village of Besnia, near the town of Harim in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province on the border with Turkey
Collapsed buildings in Adana, Turkey
Rescuers search for survivors under the rubble following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey.
A fire amid overturned shipping containers in a shipping yard in Hatay, Turkey
Rescuers search for survivors at the site of a collapsed building in Osmaniye, Turkey
Syrian rescuers (White Helmets) and civilians search for victims and survivors in the rebel-held northern countryside of Syria's Idlib province on the border with Turkey.
People look at a collapsed building near a bonfire following an earthquake in İskenderun, Turkey.
Osmaniye, Turkey
Osmaniye, Turkey
People gather around a bonfire in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.
