Turkey-Syria live news: Rescues continue as death toll tops 25000
Welcome to our live coverage of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes. These are the latest updates: The death toll stands at more than 25,000 in Turkey and northwestern Syria as rescue efforts continue. The number of deaths in Turkey rose to 21,848 on Saturday while more than 3,553 were killed in Syria. United Nations says up to 5.3 million people in Syria may be homeless after the earthquakes, while nearly 900,000 people are in urgent need of hot food in Turkey and Syria. The Syrian government has approved the delivery of humanitarian aid to quake-hit areas outside its control, according to state media. Turkey says it is working to open two new routes into rebel-held parts of Syria. Rescues described as miraculous continue more than 100 hours after the tremors of the first earthquake struck.