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The Turkiye-Syria earthquake death toll has passed 12,000, as the challenge of ‘keeping survivors alive’ comes next

Two days after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake families, criticism is growing over the offical response.

Many survivors are huddling in freezing conditions, hitching tarps to make improvised tents, resting on bits of furniture pulled from the wreckage and lining up for shoes and blankets.

Volunteers are leading the way, with footage showing the rescuers cheering, as they pulled a boy from the rubble.

Many were angry that it was taking so long for rescue crews with heavy machinery to arrive.

Families in some badly-hit areas have said the slow speed of rescue efforts means they have had no help digging to find relatives.

The Turkish President, Reccip Tayyip Erdogan, visited the disaster zone, saying it’s not possible to prepare for disasters of this magnitude.

Bodies of people killed in the earthquake in southern Turkey on Monday are being left out on the street as the hunt continues for survivors

The United Nations believes thousands of children may be among the dead.

There was a 7.8 magnitude quake on Monday before a later tremor that was nearly as big.

Overwhelmed rescuers are struggling to save people trapped under the rubble.

Around 70 countries are sending aid to Turkiye, but there is growing anger in some places that help is not arriving fast enough.

This comes as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces a three-month state of emergency in the 10 provinces worst affected by the earthquake.