The death toll from the major earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey reached over 16,000 on Wednesday
Officials said 3,162 had died in Syria and 12,873 in Turkey from, bringing the confirmed total number to 16,035
Rescuers in both countries battled bitter cold in a race against time to find survivors under buildings flattened by the earthquake
The 7.8-magnitude quake struck Monday as people slept, flattening thousands of structures, trapping an unknown number of people and potentially impacting millions
Whole rows of buildings collapsed, leaving some of the heaviest devastations
The destruction led to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declaring Tuesday a three-month state of emergency in 10 southeastern provinces
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