Rescue Efforts Continue After Turkey Earthquake
October 24, 2011
Rescuers work to save people from of collapsed buildings in Ercis, Van, eastern Turkey, October 24, 2011.
Search efforts are continuing in southeastern Turkey for survivors of Sunday's powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake. The number of dead reported has exceeded 200 and the death toll is expected to continue to rise
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Rescue workers are racing against time to find the hundreds of people believed to be trapped under the rubble of buildings that fell after the the quake.
Authorities say the 7.2 magnitude quake collapsed or severely damaged thousands of buildings.
Despite battling against the numerous aftershocks, rescue efforts have been successful.
People rescue a woman trapped under debris after a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, collapsing about 45 buildings in Van province,October 23, 2011.
A women is dug out of her collapsed apartment block after being trapped for 10 hours. She calls out for her mother, who was injured.
The survivors are from the town Ercis, one of the worst hit areas where as many as 100 buildings were reported collapsed.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Van, the main city in the quake stricken region, late Sunday. He warned there may still be worse news to come.
He says the biggest concern is for the villages, because the buildings are made of clay and mud and are more vulnerable to quakes. He says almost all buildings in such villages are destroyed.
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