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| Turkey earthquake: Deaths rise to 523 in Van and Ercis | |
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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. | 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. So far, 185 people have been rescued alive. | |
| Rain and snow are hindering the rescue and relief effort. | |
| Latest reports say a man has been rescued from a collapsed building in the town of Ercis, more than 100 hours after the earthquake struck. | |
| The young man was pulled alive from a flattened apartment block by a search team early on Thursday evening. | |
| He was taken to hospital in an ambulance. | |
| Aid delivered | |
| Hundreds of people are still believed to be missing under the rubble. | |
| Rescuers in some places are continuing to dig through the debris, but at other sites they have stopped work and attention is turning to the needs of the survivors. | |
| Tents and other aid supplies are being delivered after some initial criticism that the response was too slow. | Tents and other aid supplies are being delivered after some initial criticism that the response was too slow. |
| People in Ercis, which was the hardest-hit town, have formed long queues to try to get hold of tents but many have been told there are none left. | |
| "Everyone is getting sick and wet," said Fetih Zengin, a 38-year-old whose house was badly damaged. | "Everyone is getting sick and wet," said Fetih Zengin, a 38-year-old whose house was badly damaged. |
| "We have been waiting in line for four days and still nothing," he told the Reuters news agency. | |
| "We slept under a piece of plastic erected on some wooden boards we found. We have 10 children in our family." | |
| Another survivor, Zeki Yatkin, lost his father in the quake. | Another survivor, Zeki Yatkin, lost his father in the quake. |
| "They say we will get prefabricated houses in one-and-a-half months," he said, in an interview with Reuters. | "They say we will get prefabricated houses in one-and-a-half months," he said, in an interview with Reuters. |
| "We can't tolerate the cold, but what else can we do?" | "We can't tolerate the cold, but what else can we do?" |
| Gripped by fear | Gripped by fear |
| Some survivors have accused Turkey's governing AK party of handing out aid preferentially to the families of public servants and policemen, ignoring ordinary people. | Some survivors have accused Turkey's governing AK party of handing out aid preferentially to the families of public servants and policemen, ignoring ordinary people. |
| The governor of Van province, Munir Karaloglu, has denied this. | The governor of Van province, Munir Karaloglu, has denied this. |
| He says 20,000 tents have already been distributed and he blamed fear for exacerbating the problems. | He says 20,000 tents have already been distributed and he blamed fear for exacerbating the problems. |
| "Because of the psychology and the aftershocks, they don't use their undamaged house and ask for a tent" he said. | "Because of the psychology and the aftershocks, they don't use their undamaged house and ask for a tent" he said. |
| "This is why we have a problem." | "This is why we have a problem." |
| South-eastern Turkey was hit by another strong aftershock on Thursday of magnitude 5.2, but there are no reports of any further casualties. | South-eastern Turkey was hit by another strong aftershock on Thursday of magnitude 5.2, but there are no reports of any further casualties. |
| Seismologists say the epicentre was located near the border between Turkey and Iraq, south of Van province. | Seismologists say the epicentre was located near the border between Turkey and Iraq, south of Van province. |
| The Turkish government had initially said it did not need any help from abroad, but later changed its mind. | The Turkish government had initially said it did not need any help from abroad, but later changed its mind. |
| Ankara accepted an offer of clothes, blankets and other supplies from Israel, despite the recent deterioration in their relationship. | Ankara accepted an offer of clothes, blankets and other supplies from Israel, despite the recent deterioration in their relationship. |
| Reports say prefabricated homes from Israel are currently on their way to Van province. | Reports say prefabricated homes from Israel are currently on their way to Van province. |
| "Three more planes loaded with aid supplies will come to Turkey within two days," an official from the Israeli embassy in Ankara told the Anatolia news agency. | "Three more planes loaded with aid supplies will come to Turkey within two days," an official from the Israeli embassy in Ankara told the Anatolia news agency. |
| Aid from several other countries is starting to arrive in Turkey too. | Aid from several other countries is starting to arrive in Turkey too. |
| The United Nations says it is sending thousands of tents as well as blankets and mattresses. | The United Nations says it is sending thousands of tents as well as blankets and mattresses. |