Survivors still being pulled from rubble following earthquake

Ayesha stands in front of her home, which was destroyed in the devastating earthquake, in Atareb, Syria (Hussein Malla/AP)

Rescuers were working to reach people under the rubble in three provinces hit hard by the devastating quakes that hit Turkey and Syria last week.

The death toll from the magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 quakes that struck nine hours apart on February 6 in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria passed 35,000, and was certain to increase as search teams find more bodies.