The 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck the border region between Turkey and Syria has now officially claimed more than 20,000 lives.
The disaster, which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called "the disaster of the century", has now claimed more lives than the 2011 Fukushima quake that triggered a tsunami, which resulted in 18,400 deaths. The new figure, which is still expected to rise included 17,600 people in Turkey and more than 3,300 in Syria.
Tens of thousands have also been left injured and homeless from the devastating quake. During the early hours in Gaziantep, rescuers pulled Adnan Muhammed Korkut from a basement where he had been trapped since the tremor struck on Monday.
