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IN PHOTOS | Death toll and grief climb as earthquakes devastate Turkey, Syria

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing thousands of people. It was followed by at least 20 aftershocks and two more big earthquakes.
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing thousands of people. It was followed by at least 20 aftershocks and three more big earthquakes. (Photo | AP)
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing thousands of people. It was followed by at least 20 aftershocks and three more big earthquakes. (Photo | AP)
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Destroyed buildings are seen from above in Antakya, southeastern Turkey. (Photo | AP)
Destroyed buildings are seen from above in Antakya, southeastern Turkey. (Photo | AP)
An injured child awaits treatment at the hospital following an earthquake, in the rebel-held northern countryside of Syria's Idlib province on the border with Turkey, early on February 6, 2023. (Photo | AFP)
An injured child awaits treatment at the hospital following an earthquake, in the rebel-held northern countryside of Syria's Idlib province on the border with Turkey, early on February 6, 2023. (Photo | AFP)
People and emergency teams rescue a person on a stretcher from a collapsed building in Adana, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo | AP)
People and emergency teams rescue a person on a stretcher from a collapsed building in Adana, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo | AP)
An injured child and two men receive treatment at the hospital following an earthquake, in the rebel-held northern countryside of Syria's Idlib province on the border with Turkey, early on February 6, 2023. (Photo | AFP)
An injured child and two men receive treatment at the hospital following an earthquake, in the rebel-held northern countryside of Syria's Idlib province on the border with Turkey, early on February 6, 2023. (Photo | AFP)
A Syrian man carries a dead young girl, in Azmarin town, in Idlib province north Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and sending panicked residents pouring outside on a cold winter night. (Photo | AP)
A Syrian man carries a dead young girl, in Azmarin town, in Idlib province north Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and sending panicked residents pouring outside on a cold winter night. (Photo | AP)
A young injured girl awaits treatment at a hospital follwoing an earthquake, in the Syrian border town of Azaz in the rebel-held north of the Aleppo province early on February 6, 2023 (Photo | AFP)
A young injured girl awaits treatment at a hospital follwoing an earthquake, in the Syrian border town of Azaz in the rebel-held north of the Aleppo province early on February 6, 2023 (Photo | AFP)
People carry a man injured in an earthquake into the hospital in the town of Darkush, Idlib province, northern Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo | AP)
People carry a man injured in an earthquake into the hospital in the town of Darkush, Idlib province, northern Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo | AP)
A member of the Syrian civil defence, known as the White Helmets, carries a child rescued from the rubble following an earthquake in the town of Zardana in the countryside of the northwestern Syrian Idlib province, early on February 6, 2023. (Photo | AFP)
A member of the Syrian civil defence, known as the White Helmets, carries a child rescued from the rubble following an earthquake in the town of Zardana in the countryside of the northwestern Syrian Idlib province, early on February 6, 2023. (Photo | AFP)
A man breaks down as people search for survivors through the rubble in Diyarbakir, on February 6, 2023. (Photo | AFP)
A man breaks down as people search for survivors through the rubble in Diyarbakir, on February 6, 2023. (Photo | AFP)
A family who fled the war in Syria and live in Beirut, sit outside their home following an earthquake that hit neighboring Turkey early Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, in south of Beirut, Lebanon. Many residents in Lebanon left their homes and took to the streets or drove in their cars away from buildings. (Photo | AP)
A family who fled the war in Syria and live in Beirut, sit outside their home following an earthquake that hit neighboring Turkey early Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, in south of Beirut, Lebanon. Many residents in Lebanon left their homes and took to the streets or drove in their cars away from buildings. (Photo | AP)
Syrian civil defense members search for people under the rubble of a destroyed building in Afrin, Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday. (Photo | AP)
Syrian civil defense members search for people under the rubble of a destroyed building in Afrin, Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday. (Photo | AP)
People try to reach trapped residents in a collapsed building in Pazarcik, in Kahramanmaras province, southern Turkey, early Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo | AP)
People try to reach trapped residents in a collapsed building in Pazarcik, in Kahramanmaras province, southern Turkey, early Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo | AP)
Rescue workers and medical teams try to reach trapped residents in a collapsed building following and earthquake in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, early Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo | AP)
Rescue workers and medical teams try to reach trapped residents in a collapsed building following and earthquake in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, early Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo | AP)
Rescue teams try to reach trapped residents inside collapsed buildings in Adana, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful quake has knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared.(Photo | AP)
Rescue teams try to reach trapped residents inside collapsed buildings in Adana, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful quake has knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared.(Photo | AP)
People and rescue teams try to reach trapped residents inside collapsed buildings in Adana, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful quake has knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared. (Photo | AP)
People and rescue teams try to reach trapped residents inside collapsed buildings in Adana, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful quake has knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared. (Photo | AP)
Syrian citizen search through the wreckage of a collapsed building, in Azmarin town, in Idlib province north Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and sending panicked residents pouring outside on a cold winter night. (Photo | AP)
Syrian citizen search through the wreckage of a collapsed building, in Azmarin town, in Idlib province north Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and sending panicked residents pouring outside on a cold winter night. (Photo | AP)
A man tries to identify the bodies of earthquake victims recovered outside a hospital, in Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo | AP)
A man tries to identify the bodies of earthquake victims recovered outside a hospital, in Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo | AP)
People walk next to buildings destroyed by an earthquake in Malatya, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful quake has knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared. (Photo | AP)
People walk next to buildings destroyed by an earthquake in Malatya, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful quake has knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared. (Photo | AP)
People walk next to a mosque destroyed by an earthquake in Malatya, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo | AP)
People walk next to a mosque destroyed by an earthquake in Malatya, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo | AP)
A woman lights candles during a vigil for the victims of earthquake in Syria and Turkey, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo | AP)
A woman lights candles during a vigil for the victims of earthquake in Syria and Turkey, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo | AP)
A baby is rescued from a destroyed building in Malatya, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo | AP)
A baby is rescued from a destroyed building in Malatya, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo | AP)
A woman tries to identify the bodies of earthquake victims recovered in Azmarin town,Idlib province, northern Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo | AP)
A woman tries to identify the bodies of earthquake victims recovered in Azmarin town,Idlib province, northern Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo | AP)
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