It was one of many strongest earthquakes ever recorded in Turkey, even shaking buildings lots of of miles away in Israel.
A lot of the preliminary casualties from the magnitude 7.8 temblor that hit early Monday had been in Turkey and neighboring Syria. The 2 international locations have reported a complete of over 2,100 deaths, however the toll was anticipated to extend.
Listed here are some footage exhibiting the aftermath of the earthquake.
An injured woman was helped from a badly broken constructing in Jandaris, close to the town of Afrin in northwestern Syria.
A constructing in Diyarbakir, Turkey, that was badly broken by the earthquake.
Rescuers carried out a lady from a collapsed constructing in Diyarbakir.
Rescue crews and volunteers attempting to find survivors within the rubble in Diyarbakir.
Physique baggage in a hospital in Afrin, Syria.
Rescue employees pull a boy from the rubble in Dana, within the Syrian province of Idlib, which is managed by rebels.
The earthquake leveled buildings within the Turkish metropolis of Malatya.
Residents trying towards a destroyed constructing in Adana, Turkey.
Turkish emergency employees serving to a sufferer in Diyarbakir.
The Syrian Civil Protection, often known as the White Helmets, tries to extract a person from the rubble in Azaz, a city close to the border with Turkey.
An injured youngster awaiting therapy on the Bab al-Hawa Hospital in Idlib Province.
A four-story constructing leveled in Gaziantep, Turkey.
An residence constructing was left uninhabitable in Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
The earthquake severely broken the historic Yeni Mosque in Malatya.
