TURKEY EARTHQUAKE: Disaster Agency Sets Up Massive Tent City To House Homeless

These images show a massive "tent city" that has been set up by the Turkish disaster agency in a football stadium to house survivors and people who have lost their homes.

The footage shows row upon row of the tents that have been set up in the stadium in the city of Kahramanmaras.

As the camera zooms out, many tents can be seen beyond the limits of the stadium. A second piece of footage shows people arriving at the stadium.

Newsflash obtained the images from the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) on Wednesday, 8th February, and on Thursday, 9th February.

The AFAD said: "For our citizens affected by the Kahramanmaras Earthquake, a tent city was established at the 12th February Stadium. Together we are strong."

Emergency workers are battling against the clock to save people from the rubble, with the international community sending in numerous experts to assist.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that 14,351 people are dead and 63,794 injured in the country.

The total death toll in Turkey and Syria now exceeds 17,343 people, with the latest figures indicating more than 2,992 people dead in Syria.

World Health Organization officials have warned that the total death toll could reach 20,000.

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck early on Monday morning in southern Turkey, devastating the south of the country and northern Syria, has been described by Turkish President Erdogan as one of the worst disasters in decades.

He visited the region for the first time on Wednesday (8th February).

A second earthquake of 7.6 magnitude hit the same region again at 11:24am local time on Monday, causing even more damage.

More than 11,000 buildings have reportedly collapsed in Turkey, with damage and destruction spanning a border region of approximately 650 miles.

Volunteer rescue workers in northern Syria have said that they lack the most basic equipment to rescue those trapped under the rubble of their homes.