Head of Nato visits Turkey, pledges ongoing support

UN officials have warned the number of people killed could exceed 50,000.

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has visited Turkey and said the bloc will continue helping the region in the aftermath of recent earthquakes (James Manning/PA)

The head of Nato visited Turkey in a show of solidarity following the devastating earthquake.

Secretary general Jens Stoltenberg pledged ongoing support as he met President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara on Thursday.