Turkey-Syria earthquake latest updates: Death toll crosses 21,000

Rescue workers in Turkey and Syria are battling inclement weather and logistical hurdles in a race to find survivors buried under the rubble. The combined death toll from Monday’s earthquakes has surpassed 21,000, and the disaster has left thousands of people homeless and in need of urgent shelter and aid.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described the quakes as the “disaster of the century.” In Turkey, more than 100,000 people — including soldiers, police officers, firefighters and NGO workers — have been called into action…

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