People look through rubble and dust for trapped survivors of Earthquake in Turkey, Syria

Updated: Feb 6, 2023, 1:12 PM |
Published: Feb 6, 2023, 12:28 PM

Early morning on Monday, parts of Southern Turkey and Northern Syria witnessed a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which toppled various residential buildings, triggering a frantic search for survivors in the rubble in cities and towns across the area. Hundreds were killed and many were injured in the dreadful incident, and the toll is expected. Rescue teams, along with medical workers, are trying to reach trapped residents inside collapsed buildings in various cities of the affected areas. Families left their residents and drove away in their cars away from buildings after the incident. Images of people searching for trapped victims through the wreckages of the buildings.

People try to reach trapped residents in a collapsed building in Pazarcik, in Kahramanmaras province, southern Turkey, early Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful earthquake has caused significant damage in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared. Damage was reported across several Turkish provinces, and rescue teams were being sent from around the country. (AP)

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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. A powerful earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and sending panicked residents pouring outside in a cold winter night. (AP)