Hopes fade as death toll after earthquake in Turkey and Syria passes 20,000

In addition to 17,134 people killed in Turkey, the country’s disaster management agency said more than 60,000 have been injured. On the Syrian side of the border, 3,317 have been reported dead and more than 5,000 hurt

People warm up with fire in front of destroyed buildings in Antakya, southern Turkey (Khalil Hamra/AP)

More survivors have been pulled from under the rubble of collapsed buildings after a huge earthquake and aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria – but hopes of finding more people alive more than three days later are fading.

The disaster’s death toll now exceeds 20,000.