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Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake

Syrians stand in a queue as they wait to return to their country from the Turkish crossing point of Cilvegozu, in Reyhanli, southeastern Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Turkey's southeastern Kharamanmaras province struck in the early hours of Feb. 6, followed by multiple aftershocks, including a major one magnitude 7.5 nine hours after the first tremor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Syrians stand in a queue as they wait to return to their country from the Turkish crossing point of Cilvegozu, in Reyhanli, southeastern Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Turkey's southeastern Kharamanmaras province struck in the early hours of Feb. 6, followed by multiple aftershocks, including a major one magnitude 7.5 nine hours after the first tremor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A Syrian family arrives at the Turkish crossing point of Cilvegozu, in Reyhanli, southeastern Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Turkey's southeastern Kharamanmaras province struck in the early hours of Feb. 6, followed by multiple aftershocks, including a major one magnitude 7.5 nine hours after the first tremor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Players pay a minute of silence as tribute to Christian Atsu who died in the Turkey earthquake ahead the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City at City ground in Nottingham, England, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

Syrians stand in a queue as they wait to return to their country from the Turkish crossing point of Cilvegozu, in Reyhanli, southeastern Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Turkey's southeastern Kharamanmaras province struck in the early hours of Feb. 6, followed by multiple aftershocks, including a major one magnitude 7.5 nine hours after the first tremor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Syrians stand in a queue as they wait to return to their country from the Turkish crossing point of Cilvegozu, in Reyhanli, southeastern Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Turkey's southeastern Kharamanmaras province struck in the early hours of Feb. 6, followed by multiple aftershocks, including a major one magnitude 7.5 nine hours after the first tremor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A Syrian family arrives at the Turkish crossing point of Cilvegozu, in Reyhanli, southeastern Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Turkey's southeastern Kharamanmaras province struck in the early hours of Feb. 6, followed by multiple aftershocks, including a major one magnitude 7.5 nine hours after the first tremor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Syrians cross into their country from the Turkish crossing point of Cilvegozu, in Reyhanli, southeastern Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Turkey's southeastern Kharamanmaras province struck in the early hours of Feb. 6, followed by multiple aftershocks, including a major one magnitude 7.5 nine hours after the first tremor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

FILE - Christian Atsu plays for Newcastle United, Jan. 12, 2019. Search teams have recovered the body of Ghanaian international soccer player Christian Atsu in the ruins of a building that collapsed during the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, his manager said Saturday Feb. 18, 2023. (Adam Davy/PA via AP, File)

A Syrian family arrives at the Turkish crossing point of Cilvegozu, in Reyhanli, southeastern Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Turkey's southeastern Kharamanmaras province struck in the early hours of Feb. 6, followed by multiple aftershocks, including a major one magnitude 7.5 nine hours after the first tremor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Syrians cross into their country from the Turkish crossing point of Cilvegozu, in Reyhanli, southeastern Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Turkey's southeastern Kharamanmaras province struck in the early hours of Feb. 6, followed by multiple aftershocks, including a major one magnitude 7.5 nine hours after the first tremor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

FILE - Christian Atsu plays for Newcastle United, Jan. 12, 2019. Search teams have recovered the body of Ghanaian international soccer player Christian Atsu in the ruins of a building that collapsed during the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, his manager said Saturday Feb. 18, 2023. (Adam Davy/PA via AP, File)

A Syrian family arrives at the Turkish crossing point of Cilvegozu, in Reyhanli, southeastern Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Turkey's southeastern Kharamanmaras province struck in the early hours of Feb. 6, followed by multiple aftershocks, including a major one magnitude 7.5 nine hours after the first tremor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Syrians cross into their country from the Turkish crossing point of Cilvegozu, in Reyhanli, southeastern Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Turkey's southeastern Kharamanmaras province struck in the early hours of Feb. 6, followed by multiple aftershocks, including a major one magnitude 7.5 nine hours after the first tremor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

FILE - Christian Atsu plays for Newcastle United, Jan. 12, 2019. Search teams have recovered the body of Ghanaian international soccer player Christian Atsu in the ruins of a building that collapsed during the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, his manager said Saturday Feb. 18, 2023. (Adam Davy/PA via AP, File)

FILE - Christian Atsu plays for Newcastle United, Jan. 12, 2019. Search teams have recovered the body of Ghanaian international soccer player Christian Atsu in the ruins of a building that collapsed during the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, his manager said Saturday Feb. 18, 2023. (Adam Davy/PA via AP, File)

FILE - Christian Atsu plays for Newcastle United, Jan. 12, 2019. Search teams have recovered the body of Ghanaian international soccer player Christian Atsu in the ruins of a building that collapsed during the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, his manager said Saturday Feb. 18, 2023. (Adam Davy/PA via AP, File)

FILE - Christian Atsu plays for Newcastle United, Jan. 12, 2019. Search teams have recovered the body of Ghanaian international soccer player Christian Atsu in the ruins of a building that collapsed during the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, his manager said Saturday Feb. 18, 2023. (Adam Davy/PA via AP, File)

Syrians wait to return to their country from the Turkish crossing point of Cilvegozu, in Reyhanli, southeastern Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Turkey's southeastern Kharamanmaras province struck in the early hours of Feb. 6, followed by multiple aftershocks, including a major one magnitude 7.5 nine hours after the first tremor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Members of NGOs Deathcare Embalming Team, left, and Turkish Kurt-Ar inspect the bucket of an excavator as they search for bodies of people who died during the earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Turkey's southeastern Kharamanmaras province struck in the early hours of Feb. 6, followed by multiple aftershocks, including a major one magnitude 7.5 nine hours after the first tremor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A man sits next to a bonfire as an excavator works at the site of a house that was destroyed during the earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Turkey's southeastern Kharamanmaras province struck in the early hours of Feb. 6, followed by multiple aftershocks, including a major one magnitude 7.5 nine hours after the first tremor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

The son of the Sonmez family recovers a carpet from the family flat after the earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Turkey's southeastern Kharamanmaras province struck in the early hours of Feb. 6, followed by multiple aftershocks, including a major one magnitude 7.5 nine hours after the first tremor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake