Powerful earthquake kills thousands

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing thousands. Hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble. 
Photos by Associated Press
February 6, 2023 — 8:15am

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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)

(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

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)

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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)

DIA Images via AP

Earthquake victims receive treatment at the al-Rahma Hospital in the town of Darkush, Idlib province, northern 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)

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)

Ghaith Alsayed, Associated Press

People walk next to a mosque destroyed by an earthquake 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)

DIA images via AP

Rescue operations are undertaken to save people trapped beneath the rubble in Gaziantep, after an earthquake struck southern Turkey. (Zakariya Yahya/IMAGESLIVE via ZUMA Press Wire/TNS) ORG XMIT: 71011285W

Zakariya Yahya/IMAGESLIVE via ZUMA Press

A man carries the body of an earthquake victim in the Besnia village near the Turkish border, Idlib province, Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

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. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

People rescue a woman from the debris in Iskenderun, southern 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. (Depo Photos via AP)

(Depo Photos 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. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

(AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

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