BREAKING UPDATE: Death toll from devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria soars past 5,000, and is expected to rise further.
The death toll from Monday's devastating earthquakes has soared past 5,000 and is expected to rise further.
Desperate rescue efforts continue in the rubble of southern Turkey and northern Syria, hampered by aftershocks and frigid conditions.The quakes haveSearch and rescue efforts continue as death toll soars past 5,000Search and rescue efforts continued in Turkey and Syria on Tuesday following Monday's devastating earthquakes as the death toll continued to climb, soaring past 5,000 people.
In Turkey, at least 3,419 people were killed, the country's vice president said in an update. In Syria, the death toll in government-held areas climbed to 812 people, according to the Ministry of Health. Meanwhile, at least 790 people died in the country's rebel-held territories, according to the White Helmets.
That takes the total to at least 5,021 people killed across Turkey and Syria, with thousands more injured and many still buried beneath the rubble.
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