Thursday, October 27, 2011

100 hours in Turkey quake rubble

 A woman and child walk past a collapsed building, as a soldier stands guard after the earthquake.
A woman and child walk past a collapsed building, as a soldier stands guard after the earthquake.
  • NEW: Death toll rises to 523
  • NEW: Britain pledges emergency tents for more than 5,500 people
  • A new tremor hits south of Sunday's quake

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Ercis, Turkey (CNN) -- The death toll from a massive earthquake that shook eastern Turkey over the weekend rose to 523 on Thursday, up from 471 the day before, Turkish state news agency Anadolu reported.

An additional 1,650 people were injured by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Sunday, according to the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Relief Agency.

The developments came as there were reports of a moderate earthquake in the country's south.

A 5.2 earthquake hit about 200 kilometers (125 miles) south of Sunday's quake, near the border with Iraq, the US Geological Survey reported.

There were no immediate reports of damage from that quake.

Rescuers are still finding bodies in the rubble from Sunday's quake but they have also found survivors.

On Wednesday rescuers pulled two more people from collapsed buildings.

So far 185 people have been rescued, the disaster agency said.

Britain has pledged emergency tents for more than 5,500 people whose homes were destroyed, Home Secretary Theresa May said during a visit to Turkey on Thursday.

CNN's Diana Magnay contributed to this story

Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/_uRZ-WQimZ8/index.html

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