Earthquake's sheer power turned a Turkish olive grove into a huge canyon

The first of the devastating quakes that struck Turkey and Syria last week registered at magnitude-7.8. It qualified as “major” on the official magnitude scale. Hours later, a second quake, registering at 7.6-magnitude, struck nearby.

As the rescue operations begin to end, the job of rebuilding and caring for displaced people begins. The World Health Organization said in a statement Tuesday that 26 million people across both Turkey and Syria need immediate humanitarian help.

In Turkey alone, it's estimated that 1 million people lost their homes and 80,000 people are in hospitals, many of which were badly damaged in the quakes, according to the WHO.

Across the border in northwest Syria, the death toll is nearly 5,000, it added.

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Kelly Cobiella reported from Tepehan. Laura Saravia and Patrick Smith reported from London.

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