Istanbul, February 12, 2023, SPA -- The death toll reported from earthquakes in Turkey and Syria surpassed an overall 28,000 on Sunday, the German Press Agency (dpa) reported, as hopes of finding further survivors in the rubble faded by the hour. The death toll in Turkey has climbed to 24,617, state news agency Anadolu reported in the early hours, citing Vice President Fuat Oktay. Turkish disaster authority AFAD meanwhile said a further 80,278 people were injured. In neighbouring Syria, at least 3,574 people are known to have died, and 5,276 were injured. The first quake hit early on Monday morning with a 7.7-magnitude. This was followed at about midday by another quake with a 7.6 magnitude. The area experienced more than 2,000 aftershocks between Monday and Saturday, according to AFAD. --SPA 10:59 LOCAL TIME 07:59 GMT 0005 www.spa.gov.sa/w1852920