14 fotos

Gallery | Aerial images reveal scale of earthquake devastation in Turkey and Syria

Photographs taken from the air and drones show the sheer amount of destruction caused by the quakes

Residents searching for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings following an earthquake in the village of Besnia near the twon of Harim, in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province on the border with Turkey, on February 6, 2022. OMAR HAJ KADOUR (AFP)
A collapsed building during ongoing rescue searches in Hatay, southeastern Turkey, on February 8, 2023.- (AFP)
Aerial photo shows the destruction in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Ahmet Akpolat (AP)
A photo taken with a drone shows a an aerial view over collapsed buildings after an earthquake in Hatay.ERDEM SAHIN (EFE)
An aerial view shows damaged and collapsed buildings following an earthquake, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey.STRINGER (REUTERS)
Aerial photo shows the destruction in Hatay city center, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. AP
An aerial view shows residential buildings ruined by a deadly earthquake in Adiyaman, Turkey, February 8, 2023. IRAKLI GEDENIDZE (REUTERS)
Aerial photo shows the destruction in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Ahmet Akpolat (AP)
An aerial photo taken by a drone shows emergency personnel during a search and rescue operation at the site of a collapsed building in Iskenderun.ERDEM SAHIN (EFE)
An aerial photo taken with a drone shows collapsed buildings in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake in the center of Kahramanmaras, southeastern Turkey.NECATI SAVAS (EFE)
An aerial view taken with a drone of damage at the site of collapsed buildings as rescue works continue after a major earthquake in Hatay, Turkey.ERDEM SAHIN (EFE)
A damaged building is seen in the aftermath of the earthquake, in Aleppo, Syria February 7, 2023. WHITE HELMETS (via REUTERS)
An aerial view taken with a drone shows collapsed buildings as rescue works continue in the aftermath of a major earthquake in the Besni district of Adiyaman city, Turkey.NECATI SAVAS (EFE)
Smoke billows from the Iskenderun Port as rescue workers work at the scene of a collapsed building on February 7.Burak Kara (Getty Images)