The death toll of two earthquakes has risen to more than 33,000, while rescuers are still pulling survivors from the rubble.
Turkish officials have announced investigations and arrests linked to the construction and development business.The death toll in both countries has risen above 33,000.
Residents and aid workers who came from other cities cited worsening security conditions, with widespread accounts of businesses and collapsed homes being robbed. Washington called on the Syrian government and all other parties in the country to immediately grant humanitarian access to all those in need.
A father and daughter, a toddler and a 10-year-old girl were among other survivors pulled from the ruins of collapsed buildings on Sunday, but such scenes were becoming rare as the number of dead climbed relentlessly.Building quality in a country that lies on several seismic fault lines has come into sharp focus in the aftermath of the quake, with the traumatised country's social media users are calling for their heads.
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