Over 7,700 killed after five powerful quakes hit Turkey, Syria | Pics

Rescuers raced Tuesday to find survivors in the rubble of thousands of buildings brought down by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks that struck eastern Turkey and neighboring Syria, with the discovery of more bodies raising the death toll to more than 7,700.As rescue operations continued, freezing winter weather hampered search efforts for survivors through the night. Temperatures fell close to freezing overnight, worsening conditions for people trapped under rubble or left homeless.

Updated on: Feb 07, 2023 3:40 PM IST

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The aerial view shows residents helped by bulldozers, searching for victims and survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings in the northwestern Syrian Idlib province,  (AFP)

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An aerial view shows civil defense workers and residents search through the rubble following a massive earthquake in the town of Harem near the Turkish border.  (AP)

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People search through rubble following a massive earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey Monday. (REUTERS)

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A collapsed building is seen following an earthquake in Pazarcik, in Kahramanmaras province, southern Turkey, early Monday. (AP)

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People and rescue teams try to reach trapped residents inside collapsed buildings in Adana, Turkey. (AP)

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Residents gather in front of the rubble of a building that collapsed, following an earthquake in the village of Azmarin, near the Turkish border in the north of Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province on early Monday. (AFP)

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Rescuers carry a casualty into an ambulance at the site of a damaged building in earthquake hit Syria. (REUTERS)

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Rescuers carry out a person from a collapsed building after the earthquake. (REUTERS)

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Members of the Syrian civil defence, known as the White Helmets transport a casualty pulled from the rubble following the earthquake in northwestern Syrian Idlib province. (AFP)

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Residents search for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of a building that collapsed after the massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake. (AFP)

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People walk next to a mosque destroyed by a massive earthquake in Malatya, Turkey on Monday, (AP)