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PHOTOS: Turkey-Syria Earthquake Aftermath

Some pictures showing the aftermath of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, 6 February 2023.

The death toll from the earthquake is expected to surpass 20,000.

 

 

 

Aerial photo shows the destruction in Hatay city center, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Search teams and emergency aid from around the world poured into Turkey and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dug — sometimes with their bare hands — through the remains of buildings flattened by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. The death toll soared above 5,000 and was still expected to rise. of collapsed buildings across the region. (IHA via AP)
TOPSHOT – A rescuer reacts as he carries a body found in the rubble in Adana on February 6, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s south-east. The combined death toll has risen to over 1,900 for Turkey and Syria after the region’s strongest quake in nearly a century on February 6, 2023. Turkey’s emergency services said at least 1,121 people died in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, with another 783 confirmed fatalities in Syria, putting that toll at 1,904. (Photo by Can EROK / AFP)

Aerial photo shows the destruction in Hatay city center, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Search teams and emergency aid from around the world poured into Turkey and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dug — sometimes with their bare hands — through the remains of buildings flattened by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. The death toll soared above 5,000 and was still expected to rise. of collapsed buildings across the region. (IHA via AP)

 

 

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