BY A STAFF REPORTER: At least 3,830 people have been reported dead in powerful earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The total death toll in Turkey has risen to 2,379. 711 deaths have been reported in government-controlled areas of Syria. Syria's civil defence said 740 people had been killed in opposition-controlled areas. The total number of wounded in Syria has risen to 3,531 and in Turkey to 14,483.