Turkey and Syria earthquake updates: more than 4,300 people confirmed dead after major quakes with number set to rise

Turkey and Syria earthquake updates: more than 4,300 people confirmed dead after major quakes with number set to rise.

Numbers of dead expected to increase rapidly amid desperate search and rescue operations following two quakes on Monday.

The death toll in Turkey has climbed to 4300. The latest toll from Syria remains 1,444, bringing the number of confirmed deaths to 4,365.

It has now been just over 24 hours since the first earthquake hit.