LIVE UPDATES: The death toll from Monday's deadly earthquakes that struck Syria and Turkey has topped 5,000, as fevered rescue efforts continue to save people trapped in rubble.
Monday’s massive earthquake and powerful aftershocks have killed at least 3,419 people and injured another 20,534 in southeastern Turkey, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay announced during a press conference on Tuesday.
ABC News learned that crews had recently rescued a woman from what used to be an eight-story apartment building, where the top half now rests on three flattened floors below. The front wall had fallen away, exposing what used to be homes with furniture, pillows and air conditioning units.A woman is carried out by rescuers from the site of a collapsed building in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on Feb. 7, 2023, following a massive earthquake.
Rescuers continued working in the cold, wet weather while also facing the threat of aftershocks. None of that has deterred them. They know this is a race against time.More than 4,000 people dead in Turkey, Syria following earthquake: AFADThe death toll continues to climb in Turkey and Syria 24 hours after the earthquake struck.
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