Smoke billows from the Iskenderun Port as rescuers work at the scene of a collapsed building in Iskenderun, Turkey, on Tuesday. The earthquake death toll exceeded 8,700 in Turkey and Syria as of Wednesday afternoon. Photo: Burak Kara/VCG

Mesut Hancer holds the hand of his 15-year-old daughter Irmak, who died in the earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, on Tuesday. Photo: Adem Altan/VCG

Rescuers carry out 5-year-old survivor Muhammet Ruzgar from the site of a damaged building in Hatay, Turkey, on Tuesday. Photo: Umit Bektas/The Paper

Search and rescue personnel pull out 38-year-old Fatma Tanik from the rubble of a collapsed building in Adiyaman in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday. Tanik and her 3-year-old son Muhammed Yusuf Tanik were trapped alive in the collapsed building for 45 hours. Photo: Esra Hacioglu Karakaya/VCG

People collect donations for victims at Ahmet Taner Kislali Sports Hall in Ankara, Turkey on Tuesday. Photo: Arman Onal/VCG

Rescuers from the Russian emergencies ministry clear debris in Jableh, Syria, on Tuesday. Photo: Valery Sharifulin/VCG

Rescuers comb the rubble of collapsed buildings for casualties and survivors in the village of Salqin in Syria on Tuesday. Omar Haj Kadour/VCG

At 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, 82 rescuers from China arrived at Adana Sakirpasa Airport in Turkey to participate in the rescue work. Photo: VCG