Search teams from more than two dozen countries have joined tens of thousands of local emergency personnel on the ground in Syria and Turkey, and aid pledges have poured in from around the world.

The same town saw another dramatic rescue Monday evening, when a toddler was pulled alive from the wreckage of a collapsed building.

Major international groups are among the first to coordinate on-the-ground response teams in the affected regions.

The death toll soared above 7,200 and was still expected to rise.