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Kevser said she could hear her two sons trapped beneath the rubble of their collapsed apartment building in the Turkish city of Antakya but for two days she was unable to find an emergency response leader to order their rescue.

Two German aid organizations suspended rescue operations in quake-hit Türkiye on Saturday, citing security problems and reports of clashes between groups of people and gunfire. The German International Search and Rescue (ISAR) and Germany's Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) said they would resume their work as soon as Turkish…

In a camp in Gaziantep and in makeshift settlements in the fields around it, survivors of Monday's quake say they do not have enough food, water, heating or basic amenities to keep themselves alive.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing mounting criticism from earthquake survivors and opposition parties over the country’s poor construction record and what they say has been an inadequate response to one of its worst natural disasters.

Earlier, in the same city, a father and daughter were pulled from the wreckage of another collapsed building

In Kahramanmaraş and Pazarcık, rescuers comb the rubble, often finding only body parts

Criticism of Turkey's earthquake response mounted on Wednesday, with the political opposition and people in the disaster zone accusing the government of a tardy and inadequate relief effort.

Death toll rises as major temblors rocked Turkey and Syria while rescuers frantically search for survivors in the cold.

Some of the most powerful Middle East earthquakes in decades killed more than 2,500 people in Turkey and Syria, and left millions in the cold as night fell and snowfall increased.

Dozens of governments have pledged their support via rescue teams, funds or other means as rescue oerations continue

Ex-Newcastle and Chelsea playmaker Christian Atsu is trapped after the catastrophic earthquake