Over 2,300 people died on Monday as the worst earthquake to hit Turkey

The 7.8-magnitude earthquake destroyed large portions of many Turkish cities,

The head of Syria's National Earthquake Centre, Raed Ahmed, called it "the biggest earthquake recorded in the history

On Monday afternoon, the area was shaken by more than 50 aftershocks, including quakes with magnitudes of 7.5 and 6

A spokesman for Syria's civil defense said teams were scrambling to rescue trapped people.

The United States, the European Union, and Russia immediately sent condolences and offers of help.

Amid the snowfall, terrified locals in Turkey ran out onto the streets to see rescue workers rummage through the rubble of their homes.