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| Turkey earthquake: Deaths rise to 523 | Turkey earthquake: Deaths rise to 523 |
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| The number of people known to have been killed in Sunday's earthquake in Turkey's south-east has risen to 523. | |
| Officials say 1,650 people were injured in the 7.2-magnitude quake which had its epicentre in Van province - 185 people have been rescued alive. | Officials say 1,650 people were injured in the 7.2-magnitude quake which had its epicentre in Van province - 185 people have been rescued alive. |
| Rain and snow are hindering the rescue effort and making life difficult for the thousands of people made homeless. | Rain and snow are hindering the rescue effort and making life difficult for the thousands of people made homeless. |
| Tents and other aid supplies are being delivered after some initial criticism that the response was too slow. | |
| The area has just been hit by another earthquake, of magnitude 5.2, but there are no reports of further casualties. | The area has just been hit by another earthquake, of magnitude 5.2, but there are no reports of further casualties. |
| A Turkish observatory and the US Geological Survey say it was located near the border between Turkey and Iraq, south of Van province. | A Turkish observatory and the US Geological Survey say it was located near the border between Turkey and Iraq, south of Van province. |
| Rescuers are continuing to search for survivors in some places, but at other sites they have stopped work. | |
| Reports on Thursday said a 19-year-old student had been pulled from the rubble after being trapped for more than 90 hours. | Reports on Thursday said a 19-year-old student had been pulled from the rubble after being trapped for more than 90 hours. |
| Footage on Turkish television showed the exhausted student emerging from the debris in the town of Ercis, one of the worst hit places. | Footage on Turkish television showed the exhausted student emerging from the debris in the town of Ercis, one of the worst hit places. |
| However the head of the rescue team, Mustafa Ozden, later told the Associated Press news agency that the young man had been rescued on Tuesday. | However the head of the rescue team, Mustafa Ozden, later told the Associated Press news agency that the young man had been rescued on Tuesday. |