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Rescuers worked through the night to rescue people clinging to life beneath the rubble eight days after the earthquake

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had agreed to allow more UN aid to access the war-torn country from Turkey

At least five survivors were rescued on Tuesday from the rubble of earthquake-hit areas of Turkey, local media reported, eight days after the worst quake in the country's modern history, while others joined a mass exodus from earthquake-hit zones.

KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Survivors joined a mass exodus from earthquake-hit zones in Turkey on Tuesday, some leaving their homes with little hope of coming back or seeing loved ones pulled away from the rubble, at a time when some of the rescue operations are leaving.

By Henriette Chacar and Ali Kucukgocmen KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) -Rescuers in Turkey pulled several children alive from collapsed buildings on Monday, a week after the country's worst earthquake in modern history, but hopes of many more survivors were fading and criticism of the authorities grew. In one city, rescuers were digging a tunnel to reach a grandmother, mother and daughter, all from one family, who appeared to have survived the 7.8 magnitude Feb. 6 quake and aftershock that have killed more than 37,000 in Turkey and Syria. But others were bracing for the inevitable sca...