Videos: Death and destruction after deadly earthquake ravaged Turkey-Syria

Thousands were killed across Turkey and Syria on Monday after a powerful earthquake and its many aftershocks ripped through sleeping towns and crowded cities, prompting a massive search-and-rescue effort in the frigid cold, even as hopes for survivors dimmed with the setting sun. The quake, which the US Geological Survey recorded at a 7.8 magnitude, was among the largest in Turkey in nearly a century, bringing death and destruction. Thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed, hospitals were overwhelmed, and infrastructure was damaged, including gas lines and civilian airports.

Rescue worker speaks to girl trapped under building debris

More than 24 hours after quake, man pulled alive from rubble

Two Syrian sisters remained for 17 hours under the rubble

Survivor recalls final moment with wife

Child rescued from under rubble in Aleppo

Rescue workers saved an injured child

Moment building collapses after earthquake

Aftermath of deadly earthquake in Turkey

Family rescued from rubble in Sarmada, Syria

'Hundreds of families' believed to be trapped