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Death toll surpasses 3,000 in earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria

Rescue operations are continuing across much of southern Turkey and northern Syria following a huge earthquake that has killed more than 3,000 people.

The 7.8 magnitude quake struck near Gaziantep in the early hours of Monday while people were asleep.

A new 7.5-magnitude tremor hit at around 10 o'clock, which officials said was not an aftershock.

Rescuers are racing to save people trapped beneath the rubble after hundreds of buildings collapsed in both countries.

Tens of thousands who were left homeless in Turkey and Syria faced a night in the cold.

Mosques around the region were opened to provide shelter.

World leaders have pledged to send aid after Turkey issued an international appeal for help.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared seven days of national mourning.

Millions of people across Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus and Israel felt the earthquake.