Rescue efforts unfolded as darkness, rain and cold enveloped the region of Turkey and Syria devastated by a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake, and at least one that hit hours later.
Elsewhere in Kahramanmaras province, rescuers pulled two children alive from the rubble. One was lying on a stretcher on the snowy ground. They quieted the throngs of people trying to help in the efforts to find survivors.
Thousands of search-and-rescue personnel, firefighters and medics were working across 10 provinces, along with some 3,500 soldiers. Residents lifted rubble and unearthed people heard screaming from beneath buildings.
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