In Photos: Rescuers comb through rubble after quake kills thousands in Turkey and Syria
Thousands of rescue workers were digging through debris in freezing conditions on Tuesday in a desperate search for survivors after an earthquake that has left over 5000 people dead in Turkey and Syria, a devastating toll that continued to rise.
People gather as the search for survivors continues in the aftermath of an earthquake, in the town of Jandaris, Syria.MAHMOUD HASSANO/Reuters
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Rescuers search the rubble of buildings for casualties and survivors in the village of Salqin in Syria.OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP/Getty Images
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A man walks with his belongings through the rubble of collapsed buildings where a newborn girl was found in the town of Jinderis, Aleppo province, Syria.Ghaith Alsayed/The Associated Press
A search for survivors continues in the aftermath of an earthquake, in the town of Jandaris, Syria.MAHMOUD HASSANO/Reuters
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Rescuers searching the rubble of buildings for casualties and survivors in the village of Besnaya in Syria.OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP/Getty Images
Muhammet Ruzgar, 5, is carried out by rescuers from the site of a damaged building, following an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey.UMIT BEKTAS/Reuters
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People walk along a street strewn with debris as they look for relatives in Hatay, Turkey.BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images
A woman holds a child as she stands near rubble and damages following an earthquake in Gaziantep, Turkey.SUHAIB SALEM/Reuters
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Syrians search for victims and survivors under the rubble of a collapsed building in the rebel-held town of Jindayris.AAREF WATAD/AFP/Getty Images
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Smoke rises from burning containers at the port in the earthquake-stricken town of Iskenderun, southern Turkey.Serdar Ozsoy/The Associated Press
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Smoke billows from Iskenderun Port fire as people walk past collapsed buildings in Iskenderun, Turkey.Burak Kara/Getty Images
People walk past rubble of damaged buildings, in the aftermath of the earthquake, in Aleppo, Syria.FIRAS MAKDESI/Reuters
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An earthquake survivor reacts as rescuers look for victims and other survivors in Hatay, Turkey.BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images
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Survivors sit outside keeping warm next to a fire in Kahramanmaras, Turkey.ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images
Members of the rescue team gather on the rubble as they search for survivors continues, in the aftermath of the earthquake in Al Atareb, Syria.WHITE HELMETS/Reuters
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A man removes a quilt from under the rubble of a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras, Turkey.ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images
A woman is assisted while she walks amidst rubble and damages following an earthquake in Gaziantep, Turkey.SUHAIB SALEM/Reuters
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Vehicles are crushed under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, close to the quake's epicentre.ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images
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Rescue workers work at the scene of a collapsed building on in Iskenderun, Turkey.Burak Kara/Getty Images
A resident sits amongst rubble and damage following an earthquake in Gaziantep, Turkey.SUHAIB SALEM/Reuters
Children sit in a shopping cart near a collapsed building following an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey.UMIT BEKTAS/Reuters
A person sleeps in a vehicle parked near the site of a collapsed building in the aftermath of an earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey.SUHAIB SALEM/Reuters
An aerial view shows collapsed buildings after an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey.UMIT BEKTAS/Reuters
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A Syrian man cries as he sits on the rubble of a collapsed building in the town of Jindayris.AAREF WATAD/AFP/Getty Images
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Syrian rescuers and civilians gather around a collapsed building in the town of Atareb, in Aleppo's province.AHMAD AL-ATRASH/AFP/Getty Images
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A woman walks past a half collapsed house in the town of Azaz, Syria.BAKR ALKASEM/AFP/Getty Images
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A Syrian child sits on a collapsed building in the town of Azaz on the border with Turkey.BAKR ALKASEM/AFP/Getty Images
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Earthquake survivors wait for news of their family, believed to be trapped under collapsed building in Iskenderun, Turkey.Burak Kara/Getty Images
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People search for family members believed to be trapped under a collapsed building in Iskenderun, Turkey.Burak Kara/Getty Images
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Smoke billows from the Iskenderun Port as rescue workers work at the scene of a collapsed building in Iskenderun, Turkey.Burak Kara/Getty Images