The number of people in Syria who have died as a result of this morning’s earthquake has risen to 783, according to figures cited by the AFP news agency.
This marks a significant jump and pushes the overall death toll in Syria and Turkey nearer to 2,000.
Turkey’s death toll has also risen in the last hour to more than 1,000.
Both figures are likely to continue rising, we’ll keep you updated as and when we find out more.
Source: BBC
