Photos: Powerful Turkey, Syria earthquake leaves collapsed buildings, thousands dead

People and emergency teams search for people in a destroyed building 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. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Emergency team members search for people in a destroyed building 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. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Emergency teams search for people through the rubble of a destroyed building 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. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Women cry as they watch while the emergency teams search for people in the rubble of a destroyed building 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. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

A baby is rescued from a destroyed building 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. (DIA Images via AP)

A man searches for people in a destroyed building 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. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Men remove debris as they search for people in a destroyed building 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. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Emergency teams search for people in a destroyed building 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. (DIA Images via AP)

Firefighters carry the body of a victim in Diyarbakir, in southeastern Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful earthquake that struck southeast Turkey and northern Syria has killed more than 640 people with hundreds injured. The toll is expected to rise as rescuers search for dead and survivors in dozens of collapsed buildings across the region. (AP Photo/Mahmut Bozarsan)

Damaged vehicles sit parked in front of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, early Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful quake has knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared. (Depo Photos via AP)

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook central Turkey early Monday and was followed by a strong aftershock (AP Graphics)

People and emergency teams rescue a person on a stretcher from a collapsed building 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. (IHA agency via AP)

A woman light candles during a candle light vigil for the victims of earthquake in Syria and Turkey, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria. It toppled hundreds of buildings and killed more than 1,900 people. Hundreds are still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll is expected to rise as rescue workers search mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

A woman hold a candle during a candle light vigil for the victims of earthquake in Syria and Turkey, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria. It toppled hundreds of buildings and killed more than 1,900 people. Hundreds are still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll is expected to rise as rescue workers search mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Participents light candles during a candle light vigil for the victims of earthquake in Syria and Turkey, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria. It toppled hundreds of buildings and killed more than 1,900 people. Hundreds are still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll is expected to rise as rescue workers search mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

A wounded man lies at a hospital following a deadly earthquake that shook Syria at dawn on February 6, 2023 in Aleppo's Salaheddine district. - At least 810 people were killed in Syria as buildings collapsed after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck neighbouring Turkey, state media and rescuers said. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

HATAY, TURKIYE - FEBRUARY 06: A view of a damaged building in Hatay, Turkiye after 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes hits Turkiye's Hatay, on February 06, 2023. Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) of Turkiye said the 7.7 magnitude quake struck at 4.17 a.m. (0117GMT) and was centered in the Pazarcik district and 7.6 magnitude quake struck in Elbistan district in the province of Kahramanmaras in the south of Turkiye. Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay, and Kilis provinces are heavily affected by the earthquakes. (Photo by Ercin Erturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

HATAY, TURKIYE - FEBRUARY 06: Search and rescue operations continue near collapsed Police Guesthouse building after 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes hits Hatay, Turkiye on February 06, 2023. Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) of Turkiye said the 7.7 magnitude quake struck at 4.17 a.m. (0117GMT) and was centered in the Pazarcik district and 7.6 magnitude quake struck in Elbistan district in the province of Kahramanmaras in the south of Turkiye. Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay, and Kilis provinces are heavily affected by the earthquakes. (Photo by Ercin Erturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

HATAY, TURKIYE - FEBRUARY 06: A citizen is rescued under rubble of collapsed Police Guesthouse building after 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes hits Hatay, Turkiye on February 06, 2023. Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) of Turkiye said the 7.7 magnitude quake struck at 4.17 a.m. (0117GMT) and was centered in the Pazarcik district and 7.6 magnitude quake struck in Elbistan district in the province of Kahramanmaras in the south of Turkiye. Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay, and Kilis provinces are heavily affected by the earthquakes. (Photo by Ercin Erturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

HATAY, TURKIYE - FEBRUARY 06: A man hugs his mother near a collapsed Police Guesthouse building after 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes hits Hatay, Turkiye on February 06, 2023. Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) of Turkiye said the 7.7 magnitude quake struck at 4.17 a.m. (0117GMT) and was centered in the Pazarcik district and 7.6 magnitude quake struck in Elbistan district in the province of Kahramanmaras in the south of Turkiye. Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay, and Kilis provinces are heavily affected by the earthquakes. (Photo by Ercin Erturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

MALATYA, TURKIYE - FEBRUARY 06: Turkish Red Crescent teams distribute hot meals to the earthquake victims in Malatya, Turkiye after 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes hits Turkiye's Kahramanmaras, on February 06, 2023. Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) of Turkiye said the 7.7 magnitude quake struck at 4.17 a.m. (0117GMT) and was centered in the Pazarcik district and 7.6 magnitude quake struck in Elbistan district in the province of Kahramanmaras in the south of Turkiye. Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay, and Kilis provinces are heavily affected by the earthquakes. (Photo by Sercan Kucuksahin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

HATAY, TURKIYE - FEBRUARY 06: A view of a damaged building in Hatay, Turkiye after 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes hits Turkiye's Kahramanmaras, on February 06, 2023. Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) of Turkiye said the 7.7 magnitude quake struck at 4.17 a.m. (0117GMT) and was centered in the Pazarcik district and 7.6 magnitude quake struck in Elbistan district in the province of Kahramanmaras in the south of Turkiye. Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay, and Kilis provinces are heavily affected by the earthquakes. (Photo by Aytug Can Sencar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

HATAY, TURKIYE - FEBRUARY 06: A woman cries near a collapsed building at Guzelburc neighborhood after 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Hatay, Turkiye on February 06, 2023. Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) of Turkiye said the 7.7 magnitude quake struck at 4.17 a.m. (0117GMT) and was centered in the Pazarcik district in Turkiyeâs southern province of Kahramanmaras. Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay, and Kilis provinces are heavily affected by the quake. (Photo by Ercin Erturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Members of a Disaster Response Unit from the Romanian Emergency Services prepare to depart from the Romanian Air Force 90th Airlift Base, in order to assist Turkish Emergency Services following an earthquake in Turkey, in Otopeni, Romania, February 6, 2023. Inquam Photos/George Calin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. ROMANIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ROMANIA

Members of a Disaster Response Unit from the Romanian Emergency Services load supplies inside a cargo plane before departing from the Romanian Air Force 90th Airlift Base, in order to assist Turkish Emergency Services following an earthquake in Turkey, in Otopeni, Romania, February 6, 2023. Inquam Photos/George Calin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. ROMANIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ROMANIA

People gather as rescuers search for survivors under the rubble, following an earthquake, in rebel-held town of Jandaris, Syria February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

A girl is carried following an earthquake, in rebel-held town of Jandaris, Syria February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

A man carries the body of an earthquake victim in the Besnia village near the Turkish border, Idlib province, Syria, 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 Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

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. (IHA agency via AP)

A man stands inside a destroyed building as others react, in Iskenderun town, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. A powerful earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing and injuring thousands of people. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A top view shows destroyed buildings in Nurdagi town on the outskirts of Osmaniye city southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. A powerful earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing and injuring thousands of people. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Rescue workers and medics carry 8-year-old boy Arda Gul from the debris of a collapsed building in Elbistan, Kahramanmaras, in southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Arda's parents and grandmother were found dead. Rescuers raced Tuesday to rescue survivors from the rubble of thousands of buildings brought down by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks that struck eastern Turkey and neighboring Syria. (Ismail Coskun/IHA via AP)

Smoke rises from burning containers at the port in the earthquake-stricken town of Iskenderun, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Television images on Tuesday showed thick black smoke rising from burning containers at Iskenderun Port. Reports said the fire was caused by containers that toppled over during the powerful earthquake that struck southeast Turkey on Monday. Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency said a Turkish Coast Guard vessel was assisting efforts to extinguish fire. (Serdar Ozsoy/Depo Photos via AP)

A large fire that broke out at a section of a port in the earthquake-stricken town was raging for a second day running, in Iskenderun, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Television images on Tuesday showed thick black smoke rising from burning containers at Iskenderun Port. Reports said the fire was caused by containers that toppled over during the powerful earthquake that struck southeast Turkey on Monday. Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency said a Turkish Coast Guard vessel was assisting efforts to extinguish fire. (Serdar Ozsoy/Depo Photos via AP)

Hotel guests sleep on lobby couches for fear of strong aftershocks in Adana, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. A powerful quake has knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media as he visits the cities destroyed by Monday earthquake in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Thinly stretched rescue teams worked through the night in Turkey and Syria, pulling more bodies from the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake. The death toll rose Wednesday to more than 9,500, making the quake the deadliest in more than a decade. (Turkish Presidency via AP )

Families who lost their homes in a devastating earthquake in Syria sit inside a tent that an NGO set up to provide them shelter and food in the town of Harem near the Turkish border, Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. With the hope of finding survivors fading, stretched rescue teams in Turkey and Syria searched Wednesday for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to survivors as he visits the city center destroyed by Monday earthquake in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Thinly stretched rescue teams worked through the night in Turkey and Syria, pulling more bodies from the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake. The death toll rose Wednesday to more than 9,500, making the quake the deadliest in more than a decade. (Turkish Presidency via AP )

People carry dead bodies from collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Nearly two days after the magnitude 7.8 quake struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria, thinly stretched rescue teams work to pull more people from the rubble of thousands of buildings. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a United Arab Emirates plane carrying humanitarian aid for Syria following a devastating earthquake, arrives at the airport in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Search teams and aid are pouring into Turkey and Syria as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dig through the remains of buildings flattened by a devastating earthquake. (SANA via AP)

Lebanese rescue team members carry the body of a woman found among rubble in a destroyed building in Elbistan, southern Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. With the hope of finding survivors fading, stretched rescue teams in Turkey and Syria searched Wednesday for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Brazilian firefighter Fabio Giordano sends a kiss to his family, as he leaves to travel to Turkey as part of a team that will help in the search for earthquake survivors, in Sao Paulo, Brazil February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Carla Carniel

Brazilian firefighters get ready to travel to Turkey, as part of a team that will help in the search for earthquake survivors, in Sao Paulo, Brazil February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Carla Carniel

Mother of a Palestinian man, Abdel-Karim Abu Jalhoum, who died with his family in the earthquake in Turkey, mourns at the family house in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza Strip February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

A relative of a Palestinian man, Abdel-Karim Abu Jalhoum, who died with his family in the earthquake in Turkey, shows his picture on a phone, at the family house in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza Strip February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem