Turkey cracks down on builders; cost of earthquake pegged at 10% of GDP

Death toll in Turkey, Syria crosses 33,000; UN sees this rising to 50,000

Rescuers pulled more survivors from rubble on Sunday, six days after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria, as authorities sought to maintain order across the disaster zone and started legal action over building collapses.

The death toll stood at 33,179 on Sunday and was certain to rise as search teams locate more bodies in the rubble. Authorities said over 92,600 other people were injured in the disaster.

The death toll from the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria will “double or more” from its current level, UN relief chief Martin Griffiths told Sky News. Arriving in Turkey’s southern