In pictures: Syria and Turkey reeling as death toll nears 20,000
The river Asi bursts its banks in Idlib, adding to Syrian woes [Getty images]
In regime-held Aleppo, rescue efforts among the rubble are painfully slow [Getty images]
Rescue workers from China to Venezuela are joining the push for survivors [Getty images]
Some rescue efforts end in joy as young lives are saved [Getty images]
Orphans in Gaza paint pictures in solidarity with children trapped and killed by the earthquake [Getty images]
Syrians bury their loved ones in makeshift graves [Getty images]
Relatives queue in Turkey outside a hospital to deliver the dead [Getty images]
Turkish politicians have been touring disaster-struck areas [Getty images]
Families console each other after nights of terror [Getty images]
Whatever the weather or time of day, rescue efforts continue [Getty images]
