People try to rescue an injured girl from a collapsed building in the rebel-held town of Jandaris in Aleppo province, Syria, on Monday. That day, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck areas of Turkey and Syria, and was followed by multiple aftershocks. Photo: Rami Al Sayed/VCG

The earthquake leveled buildings in Hatay province in southern Turkey. More than 5,600 buildings were destroyed across the country. The initial 7.8-magnitude quake occurred at 4.17 a.m. The epicenter of the quake was 14.2 miles east of Nurdagi in Turkey’s Gaziantep province, at a depth of 14.9 miles. Photo: Ercin Erturk/VCG

A collapsed building bent a truck in Hatay. Around nine hours after the initial quake, several aftershocks — including one with a 7.5-magnitude — hit Turkey around 59 miles north of the first epicenter. Photo: Ercin Erturk/VCG

Monday’s earthquake triggered a fire at the Port of Iskenderun in Hatay. The quake and series of aftershocks affected millions of people in more than 10 provinces across the country. In Turkey, at least 2,921 people were killed and more than 15,800 injured as of Tuesday morning. Photo: Murat Sengul/VCG

The earthquake damaged Gaziantep Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site in southeastern Turkey. Photo: Mehmet Akif Parlak/VCG

Monday’s earthquake destroyed parts of the Citadel of Aleppo, a medieval fortified palace located in the center of the old city of Aleppo in northern Syria. Photo: VCG

A child walks inside a damaged building in Aleppo’s Afrin district. Photo: Bekir Kasim/VCG

Residents search for trapped survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings in the town of Sarmada in the northwest of Syria. Photo: Muhammad Haj Kadour/VCG

People try to identify the bodies of victims outside a hospital in Aleppo. As of Tuesday morning, the death toll in Syria stood at 1,451, while 3,513 injuries had been reported, according to CNN. Photo: Omar Sanadiki/VCG