Yesterday evening, two catastrophic earthquakes rocked the region of Turkey and Syria, resulting in unbelievable levels of damage and an horrific loss of life. The tremors measured 7.8 and 7.5 on the Richter scale and were followed by a series of powerful aftershocks, impacting areas stretching from Lebanon, Jordan, Israel to Egypt.

The heartbreaking extent of the devastation has already been reported to be in the thousands, with 3,500 deaths confirmed as of Monday evening. The media has released potentially life-saving videos of the aftermath, with reporter Yüksel Akalan broadcasting a devastating image of a residential building in rubble from the effects of an aftershock. He quickly visits the scene of the destroyed building and finds a woman running with her children, both of whom he lifts up to try to help reassure the desperate family.

Though this video is undoubtedly heartbreaking, it is merely