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Turkey earthquake kills at least 200

2011-10-24 37 Dailymotion

Search and rescue teams in Turkey rush to free a boy trapped in rubble after an earthquake... and try to reassure him... telling him to be patient, as they work to get him out.<br/> Rescuers hurry over mounds of rubble, sifting through collapsed buildings to look for survivors after the 7.2 magnitude quake shook eastern Turkey on Sunday.<br/> Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan viewed some of the hardest hit regions.<br/> Later he thanked other countries for their offers of help, including Israel and Armenia, whose governments have strained ties with Turkey.<br/> (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRIME MINISTER TAYYIP ERDOGAN SAYING:<br/> "Turkey will demand help from these countries if necessary. Teams from just Azerbaijan, Iran and Bulgaria are working in the area right now."<br/> Relief teams from the Turkish Red Crescent are pitching tents in a football field for victims to take shelter. More than 1,200 tents and 4,000 blankets have been supplied.<br/> Others get hot meals, and huddle around fires to keep warm in the chilly nighttime temperatures.<br/> For the moment, the death toll stands at 200, but with more than 400 people missing and feared buried, that number is expected to rise significantly.<br/> Julie Noce, Reuters

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