Death toll from Turkey quake tops 5,000

The death toll from Monday's powerful quake that rocked southern Turkey and neighboring Syria has exceeded 5,000 as rescue operations continued, authorities said.In Turkey, the quake that struck Gaziantep province with a magnitude of 7.8 has killed at least 3,419, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said.The death toll in Syria has risen close to 1,600, according to the country's health ministry and a volunteer organization involved in rescue operations.International aid is arriving to assist in rescue efforts, including rescuers and disaster relief personnel from Britain, Japan and the Europ…READ FULL ARTICLE