More than 7,800 people have been killed by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria this Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. Here are aerial images showing the damage in some parts of Hatay, Turkey, taken on Feb. 7, 2023. READ: 📷: REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Tremors that inflicted more suffering on a border area, already plagued by conflict, left people on the streets burning debris to try to stay warm as international aid began to arrive.
The 7.8-magnitude quake struck Monday as people slept, flattening thousands of structures, trapping an unknown number of people and potentially impacting millions. "I can't get my brother back from the ruins. I can't get my nephew back. Look around here. There is no state official here, for God's sake," said Ali Sagiroglu in the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras.
There are fears that the toll will rise inexorably, with WHO officials estimating up to 20,000 may have died. The UN's cultural agency UNESCO also said it was ready to provide assistance after two sites listed on its World Heritage list in Syria and Turkey sustained damage.
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