Screams from under the rubble fill the night: Over 4,300 dead in earthquake that hit Turkey, Syria

1 of 5In Turkey, the death toll stood at 2,316, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (Afad) said. PHOTO: REUTERSMore than 13,000 people were injured in Turkey from the quake. PHOTO: REUTERSRescue workers and volunteers pull out a survivor from the rubble in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on Feb 6, 2023. PHOTO: AFPRescuers search through rubble of collapsed buildings following an earthquake, in the rebel-held town of Sarmada, Syria, on Feb 6, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERSResidents and rescuers search for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings in the village of Besnaya in Syria on Feb 6, 2023. PHOTO: AFP

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HATAY, Turkey/DAMASCUS - The screams of people trapped in the rubble filled the night early on Tuesday as desperate family members dug for survivors with shovels and their bare hands in freezing temperatures.

The death toll in Turkey and in neighbouring northwest Syria rose to more than 4,300 after a magnitude 7.8 quake rippled through both countries early on Monday, toppling entire apartment blocks, wrecking hospitals, and leaving thousands of people injured or homeless.

Freezing winter weather hampered search efforts for survivors through the night into Tuesday.