Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll passes 11,000

Rescuers from Turkey and Syria, and increasingly from around the world as international assistance arrives, have continued to search the rubble for survivors early Wednesday after major earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

Officials say the number of dead tallied in the two countries so far has climbed past 11,000, with fears that this figure could double.  

Turkey’s Disaster Management Authority (AFAD) said on Wednesday that the death toll there had passed 8,500.

The combined death toll…