The death toll from a massive quake that struck Turkey and Syria rose to more than 9,500 on Wednesday, official data showed, with rescuers racing to reach trapped survivors for a third day.
Officials and medics said 6,957 people had died in Turkey and 2,547 in Syria, bringing the total to 9,504.
Rescuers search for victims and survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings in Gaziantep, close to the quake's epicentre (AFP)