7 days of searching and mourning after earthquake in Turkey, Syria

Rescue workers and medics carry a woman out of the debris of a collapsed building in Elbistan, Kahramanmaras, in southern Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. 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. (Ismail Coskun/IHA via AP)

(Ismail Coskun/IHA via AP)

Men search for people among the debris 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)

(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Civil defense workers and residents search through the rubble of collapsed buildings in the town of Harem 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)

(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

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)

(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Rescue workers atop the rubble of a collapsed building Malatya, Turkey, on Monday night, Feb. 6, 2023. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria early Monday. (Emin Ozmen/The New York Times)

(Emin Ozmen/The New York Times)

Earthquake survivors wait for news of loved ones, believed to be trapped under collapsed building on Feb. 07, 2023 in Iskenderun, Turkey. An earthquake hit near Gaziantep, Turkey, in the early hours of Monday, followed by another 7.5-magnitude tremor just after midday. The quakes caused widespread destruction in southern Turkey and northern Syria and were felt in nearby countries. (Burak Kara/Getty Images/TNS)

(Burak Kara/Getty Images/TNS)

An survivor reacts as rescuers look for victims and other survivors in Hatay, the day after an earthquake struck the country's southeast on Feb. 7, 2023. - Rescuers in Turkey and Syria braved frigid weather, aftershocks and collapsing buildings, as they dug for survivors buried by an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people. Up to 23 million people could be affected by the massive earthquake that has killed thousands in Turkey and Syria, the WHO warned on Tuesday, promising long-term assistance. (Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images/TNS) ORG XMIT: 71098466W

(Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Mesut Hancer holds the hand of his 15-year-old daughter Irmak, who died in the earthquake in Kahramanmaras, close to the quake's epicentre, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's southeast, on Feb.7, 2023. - Rescuers in Turkey and Syria braved frigid weather, aftershocks and collapsing buildings, as they dug for survivors buried by an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people. Some of the heaviest devastation occurred near the quake's epicenter between Kahramanmaras and Gaziantep, a city of two million where entire blocks now lie in ruins under gathering snow. (Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images/TNS) ORG XMIT: 71138362W

(Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Emergency team members search for people in a destroyed building in Adana, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Rescuers raced Tuesday to find survivors in the rubble of thousands of buildings brought down by a powerful earthquake and multiple aftershocks that struck eastern Turkey and neighbouring Syria. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

(AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Salih Polat, 27, is pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building in Malatya, Turkey, shortly after midnight on Tuesday morning, Feb. 7, 2023. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria early Monday. (Emin Ozmen/The New York Times)

(Emin Ozmen/The New York Times)

Local residents look on as resque workers comb through the wreckage of a collapsed apartment building in Iskenderun, Turkey, on Tuesday morning, Feb. 7, 2023. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria early Monday. (Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times)

(Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times)

Relatives weep over the dead body of Goktug, a baby boy, in Elbistan, southern Turkey, late Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Freezing cold temperatures are hindering rescue teams as they work to save people still trapped in the rubble after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake ripped through the region in the early morning hours Monday. Officials expect the number of reported deaths to increase significantly as operations continue. (Ismail Coskun/IHA via AP)

(Ismail Coskun/IHA via AP)

Smoke rises from a building in Antakya, 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/Khalil Hamra)

(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Jana al-Abdo, 7 years-old, who was pulled from under the rubble after a 50-hour rescue operation caused by an earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey, receives treatment at a hospital run by the Syrian American Medical Society near the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey in the north of Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, her parents and siblings all died. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

A mother from Syria kisses the hand of her dead daughter, who was earthquake victim and will be transported to Syria for burial, from the Turkish crossing point of Cilvegozu, in Reyhanli, southeastern Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings Thursday, but hopes were starting to fade of finding many more people alive more than three days after a catastrophic earthquake and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

People searching for relatives in a sporting hall converted to a morgue in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, on Feb. 9, 2023. The earthquake that hit in southern Turkey has killed more than 17,500 people there, overwhelming the traditional funeral process and accelerating how families say goodbye. (Emin Ozmen/The New York Times)

(Emin Ozmen/The New York Times)

People sit by the debris of their collapsed house in Hatay, southern Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Emergency crews made a series of dramatic rescues in Turkey on Friday, pulling several people, some almost unscathed, from the rubble, four days after a catastrophic earthquake killed more than 20,000. (AP Photo/Can Ozer)

(AP Photo/Can Ozer)

Men carry the body of an earthquake victim from the rubble of collapsed buildings in Antakya, in Hatay Province, Turkey, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Turks say that Antakya was wiped out; amid scenes of utter devastation and widespread suffering in the bitter cold, residents mourn the loss of family, friends and memories. (Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times)

(Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times)

Aerial photo showing the destruction in Hatay city center, southern Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Thousands who lost their homes in a catastrophic earthquake huddled around campfires and clamored for food and water in the bitter cold, three days after the temblor and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria. (IHA via AP)

(IHA via AP)

A displaced woman rests under an olive tree on a hillside in Antakya, Turkey, three days after the earthquake, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. The earthquake killed more than 20,000 people and has left hundreds of thousands homeless across Turkey and neighboring Syria. (Emily Garthwaite/The New York Times)

(Emily Garthwaite/The New York Times)

People at the cemetery as they bury their loved ones, victims of Monday earthquake, in Adiyaman, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. Emergency crews made a series of dramatic rescues in Turkey on Friday, pulling several people, some almost unscathed, from the rubble, four days after a catastrophic earthquake killed more than 20,000.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

People bury their loved ones, victims of Monday earthquake, in Adiyaman, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. Emergency crews made a series of dramatic rescues in Turkey on Friday, pulling several people, some almost unscathed, from the rubble, four days after a catastrophic earthquake killed more than 20,000. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

A volunteer rescue worker who traveled from Istanbul to aid in the search for survivors weeps near the body of a man that was pulled from a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras, Turkey on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. The death toll in Turkey and Syria from this week's catastrophic earthquake surpassed 22,000 on Friday as relief organizations struggled to overcome a host of political obstacles and deliver aid to hard-hit northwestern Syria. (Emin Ozmen/The New York Times)

(Emin Ozmen/The New York Times)

A rescuer takes care of a young girl rescued 4 days after the earthquake, in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, early Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. Rescuers have pulled more survivors from beneath collapsed buildings, but hopes were fading of finding many more people alive after the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria. (Ismail Coskun/IHA via AP)

(Ismail Coskun/IHA via AP)

A destroyed apartment complex is cleared in Antakya, the capital of Hatay Province, Turkey on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. The death toll in Turkey and Syria from this week's catastrophic earthquake surpassed 23,600 on Friday as relief organizations struggled to overcome an array of obstacles to deliver aid to survivors in both countries. (Emily Garthwaite/The New York Times)

(Emily Garthwaite/The New York Times)

Rescuers use a crane to pull out Muhammet Habib, 27, from a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, late Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. Rescuers in Turkey miraculously continued to pull earthquake survivors out of the rubble on Saturday. The unlikely rescues, coming over four days after Monday's 7.8-magnitude quake brought down thousands of buildings in Turkey and Syria, offered fleeting moments of joy amid a catastrophe that has killed nearly 24,000 people, injured at least 80,000 others and left millions homeless. (Ismail Coskun/IHA via AP)

(Ismail Coskun/IHA via AP)

Turkish rescue workers carry Ergin Guzeloglan, 36, to an ambulance after pulled him out from a collapsed building five days after an earthquake in Hatay, southern Turkey, early Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. Emergency crews made a series of dramatic rescues in Turkey on Friday, pulling several people, some almost unscathed, from the rubble, four days after a catastrophic earthquake. (AP Photo/Can Ozer)

(AP Photo/Can Ozer)

A volunteer rescue worker plants a Turkish flag in the rubble of a collapsed building in Antakya, Turkey on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. With anger in Turkey increasing on Saturday over the government's slow response to Monday's devastating earthquake and what critics say was shoddy construction, the government began detaining people who it blamed for some of the building collapses that have helped drive the death toll in the country above 21,000. (Emily Garthwaite/The New York Times)

(Emily Garthwaite/The New York Times)

A member of the Vehibe family mourns a relative during the burial of one of the earthquake victims that struck a border region of Turkey and Syria five days ago in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, on Saturday, February 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A woman cries over the graves of her son and her daughter, killed during the earthquake at Sehir cemetery in Malatya, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. Five days after two powerful earthquakes hours apart caused scores of buildings to collapse, killing thousands of people and leaving millions homeless, rescuers were still pulling unlikely survivors from the ruins. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

(AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

An excavator driver waits for a rescue team to recover the body of an earthquake victim from a collapsed building in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Sunday, February 12, 2023. Six days after earthquakes killed tens of thousands in Syria and Turkey, sorrow and disbelief are turning to anger and tension. Many in Turkey have a sense that there has been an ineffective, unfair and disproportionate response to the historic disaster. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Huseyin Seferoglu, 23-year-old, is pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building in Antakya, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. Six days after two powerful earthquakes hours apart caused scores of buildings to collapse, killing thousands of people and leaving millions homeless, rescuers were still pulling unlikely survivors from the ruins. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Members of the Aytulun family warm themselves around a campfire in front of the building where five members of their family were fatally trapped during the earthquake in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Sunday, February 12, 2023. The surviving family members have been camped out in front of the damaged building, hoping that someone can recover the bodies. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)