7.2 quake in Turkey kills 138, collapses buildings (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111023/ap_on_re_eu/eu_turkey_quake"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111023/capt.0b5b78dd4700437aa90a04c9a332f8ca-0b5b78dd4700437aa90a04c9a332f8ca-0.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=4RZdh5yTPhTFNK8o4EdBoA--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="People rescue a woman trapped under debris after a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, collapsing about 45 buildings in Van province, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 according to the deputy Turkish prime minister. Only one death was immediately confirmed, but scientists estimated that up to 1,000 people could have been killed. The worst damage was caused to the town of Ercis, in the mountainous eastern province of Van, close to the Iranian border. ( AP Photo/ Ali Ihsan Ozturk, Aatolia) TURKEY OUT" border="0" /></a>AP - Cries of panic and horror filled the air as a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 138 people as buildings pancaked and crumpled into rubble. The death toll was expected to rise as rescuers sifted through the rubble and reached outlying villages.</p><br clear="all"/>

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