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Aerial Photos From Turkey and Syria Show Earthquake Destruction

Aerial photo shows the destruction in Hatay city center, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Search teams and emergency aid from around the world poured into Turkey and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dug — sometimes with their bare hands — through the remains of buildings flattened by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. (IHA via AP)
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Aerial photo shows the destruction in Hatay city center, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Search teams and emergency aid from around the world poured into Turkey and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dug — sometimes with their bare hands — through the remains of buildings flattened by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. (IHA via AP)

At a Glance

  • Photos from above show damage in Syria and Turkey after an earthquake struck on Monday.
  • More than 19,300 people were killed in the quake.

Aerial photos out of Syria show a different vantage point of the destruction after a major earthquake shook struck in Turkey early Monday. Major damage was reported in both countries, and more than 19,300 have been reported dead, making it the deadliest quake in more than a decade.

(​MORE: Turkey, Syria Death Toll Climbs)

A​ 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck west of the city of Gaziantep in southern central Turkey at 4:17 a.m. Monday local time. A second earthquake measuring 7.5 magnitude struck less than 12 hours later, just 60 miles northeast of the original quake. More than 200 aftershocks have been felt in the region.

F​rom above, viewers can see rescuers and residents working through the rubble to find buried individuals in affected areas of both countries.

Tens of thousands of people have been reported injured in Turkey and Syria, with the majority of injuries occurring in Turkey. About 5,000 buildings have been destroyed in Turkey.

C​lick through the images above to see the damage from above.

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Mehmet Nasir Duran, 67, sits on a chair, as heavy machines remove debris from a building, where five of his family members are trapped in Nurdagi, southeastern 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. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Mehmet Nasir Duran, 67, sits on a chair, as heavy machines remove debris from a building, where five of his family members are trapped in Nurdagi, southeastern 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. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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