A person in Idlib, Syria, who was buried under the rubble of a house destroyed by earthquakes on Monday, February 6, was saved by rescue workers with the Syria Civil Defence.

By Tuesday, the death toll between Turkey and Syria had surpassed 7,500.

The Syria Civil Defence said rescue efforts were continuing “amid great difficulties” and predicted the death toll would rise.

By February 7, the death toll in Turkey from the earthquakes had climbed over 5,400. Credit: Syria Civil Defence via Storyful