Rescuers racing against time to find trapped survivors as death toll rises

The death toll from the powerful earthquakes that have rocked Turkey and Syria has surpassed 3400, with thousands more injured. Thousands of search-and-rescue personnel, firefighters and medics working across 10 provinces, along with about 3500 soldiers are now racing against time after the 7.8 magnitude quake struck south-eastern Turkey and northern Syria, trapping residents under mounds of rubble. An official with Turkey’s disaster management authority said more than 7800 people had been rescued across 10 provinces. Anadolu Agency reporter Dilara Hamit, journalist Melda Dogan and World Vision Australia CEO Daniel Wordsworth join Today to discuss the response on and off the ground.

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