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Photos: A devastating earthquake hits Turkey and Syria

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Published February 6, 2023 at 9:31 AM EST
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Emergency team members search for people in a destroyed building in Adana, Turkey on Monday.

Updated February 6, 2023 at 2:14 PM ET

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Syrian rescue teams look for survivors under the rubble after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the government-controlled central Syrian city of Hama on Monday. The earthquake hit Turkey and Syria killing hundreds of people as they slept, leveling buildings and sending tremors that were felt as far away as the island of Cyprus, Egypt and Iraq.

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday. At least 2,800 people have died, according to the Associated Press. Rescue workers search for people who are trapped in collapsed buildings. The area has also felt at least 55 major aftershocks, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Rescue workers and medical teams try to reach trapped residents in a collapsed building following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, early Monday. A powerful earthquake has caused significant damage in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties have been reported.

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People search for survivors in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on Monday, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east.

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Residents retrieve a child from the rubble of a collapsed building following an earthquake in the town of Jandaris, Syria.

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