Massive Earthquake Unleashes Mayhem, Destruction in Syria, Turkey: In Pics

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early on Monday, toppling buildings and sending panicked residents to gather outside on a cold winter night. Over 300 people were killed in both countries, hundreds were injured and the toll was expected to rise. Rescue workers and residents are frantically searching for survivors under the rubble of crushed buildings in multiple cities on both sides of the border. (Image Credit: Anadolu Agency)

Rescue workers look for survivors trapped under the debris. The quake hit at 4:17am local time (01:17 GMT) and was felt in Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Greece and Israel. (Image Credit: Anadolu Agency)

More than 400 people have been killed and 1000 injured in Turkey and Syria after a strong 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit south-eastern Turkey on Monday. (Image Credit: Anadolu Agency)

A building lies in ruins in the southern Turkish province of Kahramanmaraş. (Image Credit: Anadolu Agency)

Rescue teams are carrying out search and rescue operations on collapsed building sites after the 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey. (Image Credit: Anadolu Agency)

The death toll due to the massive earthquake in Aleppo, Hama and Lattakia and is rising at the moment, according to the Syrian health ministry.  (Image Credit: Reuters)

Turkey’s disaster and emergency management agency said the earthquake was felt most intensely in the surrounding provinces of Kahramanmaraş, but was also strongly felt in Hatay, Adana, Osmaniye, Diyarbakır, Malatya and Şanlıurfa. (Image Credit: Anadolu Agency)

Members of the Syrian civil defence operating in rebel-held areas are claiming “tens of victims and people stuck under the rubble” after the quake. (Image Credit: Anadolu Agency)

There were reports of tremors felt in Lebanon, Greece, Syria, Israel and Cyprus. (Image Credit: Anadolu Agency)