Rescue teams continue to search for survivors after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey’s southeastern Hatay province. The temblor and its powerful aftershock reduced the provincial capital Antakya to rubble, leaving many homeless. With tens of thousands killed by collapsed buildings, questions are being asked about construction standards across the nation. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Rescuers search for survivors in the ruins in Antakya. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

A Chinese rescue team searches Tuesday at a quake-damaged site in Antakya. Residents told the team that nine people had been trapped there since Feb. 6. The team had only found four bodies at the site as of that day. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

A rescue dog lies down on the ground. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Wedding photos litter in the ruins of a building. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Children’s portraits are found among the debris of collapsed buildings. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

A collapsed building in Antakya lies in ruins fthe earthquake. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Turkish authorities are investigating building contractors as the death toll drives questions over construction standards across the nation. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Rescuers walk amid collapsed buildings. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Survivors sit next to a quake-ravaged site in Antakya. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

The Turkish flag flies at half-staff in a garbage-strewn square in Antakya. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

A clothing distribution point for disaster survivors in Antakya. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

People huddle in a temporary shelter in Antakya. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Survivors light a fire to keep warm next to the piles of debris. The earthquake has left some 1.2 million people in Turkey homeless. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin