Death toll passes 7,800

The death toll continues to rise as search and rescue teams in both Turkey and Syria look through the rubble to find survivors.

In Turkey, the death toll now stands at 5,894, according to Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay, with more than 34,000 injured.

In Syria, the toll was at least 1,932, according to the Bashar al-Assad government and a rescue service in the rebel-held northwest.