Turkey tragedy worsens: Death toll from earthquake rises to 8,700

Survivor Story: Rescuers carry out a girl from a collapsed building following an earthquake in Turkey. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

Heartwarming: A woman embraces another person, near rubble following an earthquake in Turkey. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Syria: People walk past rubble of damaged buildings, in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi

Humanity win Hearts: People work as Turkish community residents in Berlin, collect bags and boxes with warm clothes and other valuable goods to support victims of the deadly earthquake in Turkey, at a neighborhood in Berlin, Germany. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

In neighbouring Syria, already devastated by 11 years of war, the death toll climbed to more than 2,500 overnight. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Search still on: Rescuers still search for survivors after the deadly earthquake in Turkey. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Rescuers rescue people from the rubble of a collapsed hospital, following an earthquake in Iskenderun, Turkey. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Under the Rubble: Turkish authorities say some 13.5 million people were affected in an area spanning roughly 450 km (280 miles) from Adana in the west to Diyarbakir in the east - broader than that between Boston and Philadelphia, or Amsterdam and Paris.REUTERS/Suhaib Salem