The death toll following the devastating earthquake which struck at the border of Turkey and Syria has surpassed 21,500, according to reports.
Rescue efforts are continuing, four days after the natural disaster, to find anyone who remains trapped under the rubble of the many buildings that came crashing down.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless and without essentials after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake and several powerful aftershocks hit across both countries.
