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Death toll in Turkey, Syria earthquake surpasses 15,000

Rescue teams search for people in the rubble of destroyed buildings in Antakya, southern Turkey, Wednesday, February 8, 2023. [Khalil Hamra, AP]

Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings Thursday, but hopes were starting to fade of finding many more people alive more than three days after a catastrophic earthquake and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than 15,000.

Emergency crews working through the night in the city of Antakya were able to pull a young girl from the ruins of a building and also rescued her father alive two hours later, news agency IHA reported.

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