More than 4,000 dead as Turkey's death toll rises

Turkey's death toll from the earthquakes in the southern part of the country has jumped to 2,921 people, with an additional 15,834 injuries, according to the Turkish disaster agency, Afad.

The total number of deaths across Turkey and Syria has now risen to more than 4,000 people. In Syria, at least 1,444 people were killed and about 3,500 injured, according to figures from the Bashar al-Assad government and rescue workers in the rebel-held northwestern region of the country.