Turkey and Syria earthquake: World Health Organisation says death toll could rise to 20,000

At least 5,000 people have died since a 7.8 magnitude Earthquake hit south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border in the early hours of Monday morning. In the hours that followed, both countries have felt powerful aftershocks, with thousands thought to be trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings.

Rescuers have been working overnight to save as many people as possible but bitterly cold weather in the region is reducing the time they have to find survivors. The latest figures suggest more than 13,000 people in Turkey have suffered injuries.