Seven pulled from rubble in Turkey as earthquake rescue efforts pass 200-hour mark

The survivors, including two teenagers, were saved as rescue teams look to next phase of aid

Seven more people have been rescued eight days after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, but hopes of finding further survivors of what the World Health Organization called the worst natural disaster in 100 years in its 53-country Europe region are dwindling.

As a UN aid convoy entered stricken north-west Syria through a new crossing, the combined death toll rose to nearly 38,000, including 31,974 in Turkey and at least 5,714 in rebel-held and government-controlled Syria - a figure that is expected to continue rising.