Over 16 thousand earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria

In Turkey, over 60,000 people have been injured and more than 12,873 have lost their lives, according to the disaster management agency. Over 3,162 victims have been reported in Syria.

The first quake on February 6th was 7.8-magnical, about 20 miles [26 km] from the town of Nurdag and about 33 km from the city of Gaziantep, the American Geological Service said. And during the same day, another mighty earthquake of 7.5 degrees of Riter's was recorded.

During the night, rescue teams continued to seek to survive among the ruins of collapsed structures, but hopes of finding more living people go by reducing after more than three days since earthquakes.

Rescue efforts have been hampered by low temperatures and hundreds of afternoons that have made work in unstable structures especially dangerous.

Tens of thousands of people have lost their homes.

Experts said the time is running out for survivors trapped under earthquake ruins in Turkey and Syria, as search-finding efforts are decision-making in the first 72 hours.

More than 90 percent of earthquake survivors are saved within the first three days, they said.

Turkey's President Recep Tayip Erdogan visited the province of Hatay on Wednesday, which has been hit hard, since residents have criticised the government's efforts, saying the search-finding teams went late.

According to the disaster management agency, more than 110,000 rescue teams are participating in efforts to save as many lives, and more than 5,500 vehicles, including tractors, cranes, bodozers and excaves, have been sent to areas affected by earthquakes.