The UK, Turkey, Germany, Switzerland, France and Russia are among the countries which have offered to help people in the stricken city.

Officials say between 10,000 and 25,000 people died in the quake, measuring at least 6.3 on the Richter scale.

Thousands more were injured. Up to 70% of the city's buildings were destroyed.

They included two hospitals, which has made it really difficult to treat the survivors.

Water, electricity and gas supplies have been cut and the roads surrounding the city have become jammed with cars as people travel to the town looking for relatives.