In the early morning today, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck near the Turkish city of Gaziantep, collapsing thousands of buildings across southern Turkey and northwestern Syria. The quake was followed by numerous powerful aftershocks, and—nine hours later—a separate 7.5-magnitude earthquake nearby. Initial reports say that more than 2,100 people were killed in the region, and authorities say they expect that number to rise over the next few days.
A person is rescued from the wreckage of a building during search-and-rescue efforts in Adana, Turkey, on February 6, 2023. #
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A view of a destroyed building following the earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, on February 6, 2023 #
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Syrian rescuers and civilians search for victims and survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building following an earthquake, in the northern countryside of Syria’s Idlib province, on the border with Turkey, early on February 6, 2023. #
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People warm themselves outside destroyed settlements in Aleppo, Syria, on February 6, 2023. #
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A view of a destroyed building in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on February 6, 2023 #
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A man carries away an injured child following an earthquake in the town of Jandaris, in the countryside near Afrin, Syria, on February 6, 2023. #
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A person photographs the damaged historical Yeni Mosque in Malatya, Turkey, on February 6, 2023. #
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Residents wait outside after the earthquake on February 6, 2023, in Gaziantep, Turkey. #
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A person is rescued from the wreckage of a building during search-and-rescue efforts in Malatya, Turkey, on February 6, 2023. #
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Rescue workers gather around the wreckage of a collapsed building in Adana, Turkey, on February 6, 2023. #
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An aerial view of multiple collapsed buildings, following the earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, on February 6, 2023 #
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A view of earthquake-damaged Gaziantep Castle, photographed in Gaziantep, Turkey on February 6, 2023 #
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Rescuers carry a girl from a collapsed building following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on February 6, 2023. #
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An aerial view of collapsed buildings in Osmaniye, Turkey, on February 6, 2023 #
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Civil-defense workers and residents search through the rubble of collapsed buildings in the town of Harem near the Turkish border, in Idlib province, Syria, on February 6, 2023. #
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Rescuers try to pull a survivor from a collapsed building in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on February 6, 2023. #
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A child is rescued from the rubble of a 10-story building in Osmaniye, Turkey, on February 6, 2023. #
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A view of a partially collapsed building in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on February 6, 2023 #
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Firefighters use a ladder truck to rescue people trapped on the eighth floor of a 13-story building, half of which was destroyed by the earthquake in the Cukurova district of Adana, Turkey, on February 6, 2023. #
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Many collapsed buildings in Hatay, Turkey, on February 6, 2023 #
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A person sits nearby as search-and-rescue operations are carried out at a collapsed building in the Iskenderun district of Hatay, Turkey, on February 6, 2023. #
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A person holds a cat that was rescued from the rubble of a shopping mall in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on February 6, 2023. #
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People stand in front of collapsed buildings after an earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, on February 6, 2023. #
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First responders rescue a wounded person from a collapsed building in the Cukurova district of Adana, Turkey, on February 6, 2023. #
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An aerial view of residents searching for victims and survivors amid the rubble of collapsed buildings in the village of Besnia, near the town of Harim, in Syria’s Idlib province, on February 6, 2023 #
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An aerial view of a fire in overturned containers, following the earthquakes in Hatay, Turkey, on February 6, 2023 #
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An aerial view of an earthquake-damaged building in Adana, Turkey, on February 6, 2023 #
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Search-and-rescue work continues at a four-story building on Gazi Muhtar Boulevard in Gaziantep, Turkey, on February 6, 2023. #
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