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Global quake rescue effort hits ground in Turkey, Syria

A Qatar Emiri Air Force officer prepares to offload supplies of assistance packages, in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb 7, 2023. Search teams and international aid poured into Turkey and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing temperatures and sometimes using their bare hands dug through the remains of buildings flattened by a powerful earthquake. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) A forklift driver loads assistance packages to be sent for earthquake hit areas of Turkey, at Al-Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) This photo provided Tuesday Feb.7, 2023 by the French Interior Ministry shows rescue workers loading a truck before heading to the Charles de Gaulle airport, north of Paris, Monday, Feb.6, 2023 in Nogent-le-Rotrou, central France. Countries around the world dispatched teams to assist in the rescue efforts, and Turkey's disaster management agency said more than 24,400 emergency personnel were now on the ground. But with such a wide swath of territory hit by Monday's earthquake and nearly 6,000 buildings confirmed to have collapsed in Turkey alone, their efforts were spread thin. (Ministere de l'Interieur via AP) This photo provided Tuesday Feb.7, 2023 by the French Interior Ministry shows rescue workers boarding a bus for the Charles de Gaulle airport, north of Paris, Monday, Feb.6, 2023 in Nogent-le-Rotrou, central France. Countries around the world dispatched teams to assist in the rescue efforts, and Turkey's disaster management agency said more than 24,400 emergency personnel were now on the ground. But with such a wide swath of territory hit by Monday's earthquake and nearly 6,000 buildings confirmed to have collapsed in Turkey alone, their efforts were spread thin. (Ministere de l'Interieur via AP) This photo provided Tuesday Feb.7, 2023 by the French Interior Ministry shows rescue workers lining up before boarding a bus for the Charles de Gaulle airport, north of Paris, Monday, Feb.6, 2023 in Nogent-le-Rotrou, central France. Countries around the world dispatched teams to assist in the rescue efforts, and Turkey's disaster management agency said more than 24,400 emergency personnel were now on the ground. But with such a wide swath of territory hit by Monday's earthquake and nearly 6,000 buildings confirmed to have collapsed in Turkey alone, their efforts were spread thin. (Ministere de l'Interieur via AP) Qatari Red Crescent employees prepare assistance packages to be sent for earthquake hit areas of Turkey, at Al-Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) People sort and pack relief supplies in a packed room at a collection point of the Turkish community in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Hundreds of members of Berlin's Turkish community flocked to a music school in the German capital to donate essential humanitarian supplies after the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) People make a human chain to stack boxes filled with relief supplies at a collection point of the Turkish community in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Hundreds of members of Berlin's Turkish community flocked to a music school in the German capital to donate essential humanitarian supplies after southern Turkey and northern Syria were hit by double earthquakes on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) South Korean army soldiers arrive to board a plane to leave for quake-ravaged Turkey at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) South Korean rescue team members arrive to board a plane to leave for quake-ravaged Turkey at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Rescuers from Bosnia's mountain rescue services prepare food packages prior to their departure from Sarajevo, Bosnia, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Team of 25 men and women left from Sarajevo to Turkey after devastating earthquake with more than 6000 casualties. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut) Turkish Red Crescent staffs prepare to offload supplies of assistance packages brought by Qatar Emiri Air Force, in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb 7, 2023. Search teams and international aid poured into Turkey and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing temperatures and sometimes using their bare hands dug through the remains of buildings flattened by a powerful earthquake. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) This photo provided Tuesday Feb.7, 2023 by the French Interior Ministry shows rescue workers lining up before boarding a bus for the Charles de Gaulle airport, north of Paris, Monday, Feb.6, 2023 in Nogent-le-Rotrou, central France. Countries around the world dispatched teams to assist in the rescue efforts, and Turkey's disaster management agency said more than 24,400 emergency personnel were now on the ground. But with such a wide swath of territory hit by Monday's earthquake and nearly 6,000 buildings confirmed to have collapsed in Turkey alone, their efforts were spread thin. (Ministere de l'Interieur via AP) Rescuers from Bosnia's mountain rescue services prepare food packages prior to their departure from Sarajevo, Bosnia, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Team of 25 men and women left from Sarajevo to Turkey after devastating earthquake with more than 6000 casualties. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut) Qatari rescue and military personnel arrive at the Gaziantep Airport by Qatar Emiri AirForce as they brought supplies of assistance package to be sent for earthquake hit areas, in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb 7, 2023. Search teams and international aid poured into Turkey and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing temperatures and sometimes using their bare hands dug through the remains of buildings flattened by a powerful earthquake. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) South Korean rescue team members prepare to board a plane to leave for quake-ravaged Turkey at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Global quake rescue effort hits ground in Turkey, Syria