Dramatic drone footage shows rescue workers digging with their bare hands through piles of rubble for survivors of the earthquakes that devastated Turkey and Syria.

Earthquake in Turkey Photo: Aydin Arik / AFP / Profimedia

The drone footage was taken in the Turkish city of Adana, where rescuers are searching for the rubble of a collapsed building, The Guardian reports.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit central Turkey and northwestern Syria on Monday, killing at least 1,900 people and injuring thousands. Many buildings collapsed in the snow-covered region as rescuers began searching for survivors trapped under the debris. An earthquake early this winter morning was followed by another devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake at midday, according to the relevant European agency.

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