Death toll rises to more than 2,700 across Turkey and Syria

The death toll in both Turkey and Syria has risen to more than 2,700 people, as rescue teams continue efforts to search for survivors in frigid temperatures.

In Turkey, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said the death toll stood at 1,651, while another 11,119 people were recorded as injured. And at least 1,073 people were killed in Syria, according to figures from the government of Bashar al-Assad as well as rescue workers in the rebel-held northwestern region.