In pics | Earthquake in Turkey splits this village in two. Here’s what happened

A small Turkish village named Demirkopru split into two after the devastating earthquakes which have killed more than 46,000 people across the country and neighbouring Syria. The image shows a girl standing looking at the edge of a crack collapsed cobbled stoned street in the village which has been divided by a large crack in Hatay on Saturday (February 18).

Following the earthquakes, homes in the village sank four metres (13 feet), said local resident, Mahir Karatas, a 42-year-old farmer and home owner told AFP. He added, "The ground went up and down." Image shows people sitting on the wreckage of a road destroyed in Demirkopru. 

A report by AFP describes the village streets which people once walked on and surrounding area as "bits of debris floating in murky water, broken pavements and lopsided houses." Image shows a boy carrying a carton across an upturned cobbled street. 

Residents of Demirkopru speaking to AFP described how once the quake hit they villagers scrambled to safety in an area designated by authorities in case of any tremors but even that could not endure the 7.8 magnitude force and developed cracks. 

According a report by AFP, the rescue efforts were largely focused on the ancient city Antakya which has also faced the devastating consequences of the quake and is 20 kilometres away from Demirkopru. Image shows a Syrian woman in a tent in the small Turkish village. 

The image shows a body of a dead cow stuck in dried mud inside what remains of Mahir Karatas, a 42-year-old farmer's shed, reported AFP. It added, that some half a dozen buildings close to his house were damaged. 

According to a report by AFP citing local residents during the earthquake water rose from below ground and remained stagnated while the paved road no longer exists and some bits were now a metre higher than others.