Turkey-Syria quake: Heartbreaking scenes show belongings left behind in rubble

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Turkey-Syria quake: Heartbreaking scenes show belongings left behind in rubble

Residents are trying to retrieve whatever they can from the earthquake's destruction

Published: February 15, 2023 16:13 Agencies

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Rubble9 — A rescue member looks at a notebook found at a damaged building, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in rebel-held town of Jandaris, Syria. As rescue operations scale down, residents are trying to retrieve whatever they can from the earthquake's destruction. Image Credit: Reuters

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Rubble2 — A teenage boy holds food rations that he found in the rubble of buildings, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in the rebel-held town of Harem, in Idlib governorate, Syria, February 14, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters

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Rubble1 — People collect copies of the Holy Qurans and Gospels from the rubble, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey on February 15, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters

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Rubble16 — A view of a collapsed building, in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake, in Adiyama,Turkey February 15, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters

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Rubble6 — A man holds a Micky Mouse doll which belongs to his newphew in Kahramanmaras, as rescue teams wind down their work after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria. Image Credit: AFP

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Rubble15 — Family pictures are seen in the rubble of a collapsed buildings in Antakya, south of Hatay. Image Credit: AFP

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Rubble10 — Pictures recovered from the rubble of a building destroyed during the earthquake are placed in a windshield of a car in Antakya, southeastern Turkey. Image Credit: AP

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Rubble12 — Pictures surface amid the rubble of buildings destroyed during an earthquake in Iskenderun, Turkey, February 12, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters

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Rubble11 — A general view shows the damage at Kawkab Al-Tofoula (Children's Planet) nursery, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in rebel-held town of Jandaris, Syria February 12, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters

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Rubble — A toy bear is seen on a pile of bricks and concrete in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Elbistan, Turkey February 14, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters

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Rubble5 — A toy car is seen amid the rubble in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Hatay, Turkey. Image Credit: Reuters

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Rubble4 — A man collects wood for fire amid the rubble in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Hatay, Turkey February 14, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters

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Rubble7 — A doll lies on the ground near the site of a collapsed mosque, following an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey. Image Credit: Reuters

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Rubble8 — A picture is fixed to a tree in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Image Credit: Reuters

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Rubble3 — Um Kanan, a Syrian woman who survived and her children the quake, carries her child's notebook after she found it amid the rubble of what was once her building, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Jableh, Syria February 14, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters

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Turkey3 — This photograph shows a teddy bear on the rubble of a collapsed building on February 12, 2023 in Kahramanmaras, as rescue teams starts to wind down their work after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria. Image Credit: AFP

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Rubble14 — A view of the damaged Katolik Kilisesi (Roman Catholic Church), in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Iskenderun, Turkey. Image Credit: Reuters

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Rubble13 — Bed sheet lays on a destroyed home, following the deadly earthquake in Hatay, Turkey. Image Credit: Reuters

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Rubble — A toy bear is seen on a pile of bricks and concrete in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Elbistan, Turkey February 14, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters

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