Nine survivors pulled from Turkey's rubble as earthquake death toll passes 40,000

A person keeps warm by a fire as the search for survivors continues in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 13, 2023. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) -Nine survivors were rescued from the rubble in Turkey on Tuesday, more than a week after a massive earthquake struck, as the focus of the aid effort shifted to helping people now struggling without shelter or enough food in the bitter cold.

The disaster, with a combined death toll in Turkey and neighbouring Syria exceeding 41,000, has ravaged cities in both countries, leaving many survivors homeless in near-freezing winter temperatures.