Turkey and Syria are in disarray after Monday’s devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake decimated thousands of buildings and left tens of thousands of people trapped under rubble.
The death toll is still climbing as of Tuesday morning local time, with officials warning the worst could be yet to come.
Untold thousands have been affected by the natural disaster — one of the most destructive in recent years — and world governments have pledged support to the embattled nations.
Rescuers continue to venture out into the freezing darkness and amid aftershocks and collapsing buildings, searching for survivors trapped by the destruction.
The quakes had claimed the lives of at least 5,000 people (by 9pm AEDT) and destroyed several thousand buildings across a wide border region already facing challenges such as war, insurgency, refugee crises and a recent choler...
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