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Rescuers warn time running out as quake toll passes 9,000
- Rescuers warn time is running out to find survivors in southern Turkey and northern Syria after two huge earthquakes on Monday
- More than 9,000 people are now known to have been killed, and in freezing temperatures, the death toll could continue to surge
- Despite the rescue mission over a vast area, some survivors in Turkey have told the BBC they are angry at the slow response by the authorities
- In northern Syria, some international aid is getting through, but access to rebel-held areas is severely limited because of damaged roads
- Dramatic footage has emerged of rescues – one family of six were pulled alive from the rubble in the Syrian city of Idlib
- The first 7.8 magnitude quake struck near Gaziantep in the early hours of Monday, followed by a 7.5 magnitude tremor hours late.
Source: BBC