Officials and medics said 8 574 people had died in Turkey and 2 662 in Syria from Monday’s 7.8-magnitude tremor, bringing the total to 11 236

The first snows of winter piled misery on earthquake survivors in Turkey as Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan visited the quake zone amid rising anger.

They had gathered in a café to celebrate the engagement of two of their colleagues when the earthquake struck, killing tens of Turkey’s teachers.

Rain and snow on Thursday compounded difficulties for thousands rendered homeless after the powerful earthquake that hit eastern Turkey.

Rescuers pulled a two-week-old baby girl alive from the arms of her mother buried under a collapsed building as the search continued for survivors.

An earthquake of 7.3 magnitude hit eastern Turkey on Sunday, leaving dozens of people injured after several buildings collapsed.