The death toll in Turkey and in neighboring northwest Syria following a major earthquake rose to more than 4,300.
The magnitude 7.8 quake rippled through both countries early on Monday. toppling entire apartment blocks, wrecking hospitals, and leaving thousands more people injured or homeless.
As rescue operations continued, freezing winter weather hampered search efforts for survivors through the night.
Temperatures fell close to freezing overnight, worsening conditions for people trapped under rubble or left homeless.
One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the region in a century shook residents from their beds at around 4 a.m.
In Turkey, at least 2,921 people were killed and more than 15,800 others injured
In neighboring Syria, at least 1,451 people have died. According to the Syrian state news agency SANA