Photos: Scenes from the earthquake aftermath in Turkey and Syria

Mustafa Avci, 33, stuck under rubble for 261 hours, meets his daughter Almile for the first time and reunites with his wife Bilge, following the deadly earthquake, at a hospital in Mersin, Turkey, February 17, 2023. Almile was born on the day of the earthquake.

Residents removed their belongings from their destroyed houses after the Samandag, southern Turkey earthquake.

A car is smashed after a building collapsed due to the earthquake in Samandag, southern Turkey.

Syrian residents of Hatay city wait to cross the Turkish-Syrian border after they were affected by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the region nearly two weeks ago, at the Cilvegozu border gate on February 17, 2023.

An Emirates Red Crescent associate carries a box of humanitarian aid in response to a deadly earthquake in Jableh, Syria.

A man walks in front of a destroyed building in Samandag, south of Hatay.

Worshipers attend Friday prayers at an athletic track, which serves as a camp for survivors, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Adiyaman.

A man stands near an excavator working on the site of a damaged building, in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake, in Hatay, Turkey February 17, 2023.

Children draw as part of an activity to entertain and support the mental health of children affected by the deadly earthquake, at an athletic track which is serving as a camp for survivors, in Adiyaman, Turkey February 17, 2023.

Rescuers carry the body of a victim taken out of the rubble, in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake, in Antakya, Turkey.

A rescuer stands in front of rubble near the site where Aleyna Olmez, 17, was rescued from a collapsed building, 248 hours after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake which struck parts of Turkey and Syria, in Kahramanmaras on February 16, 2023.