See in pictures how the world is rallying around Turkey and Syria following a devastating earthquake.
Getty ImagesA specialised team of firefighters from the Czech Republic's Urban Search and Rescue Team will help search for people in the rubble in Turkey.The Czech USAR team is specifically trained to find people who may be buried under the rubble.Members of the Dutch search and rescue team were to fly out from Eindhoven to provide assistance in Turkey.
About 50 firefighters and medical workers left Pisa, Italy, to assist at the Syria-Turkey border with rescue efforts.Rome says further flights will follow after the firefighters arrive, bringing medical personnel and equipment for Turkey.Greece's prime minister on Monday pledged to make "every force available" to aid its neighbour Turkey. They sent supplies and rescuers on a plane on the same day of the quake.
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