7.2 quake in Turkey kills 217, collapses buildings (AP)

[TimesTen]

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111024/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 - Rescue teams on Monday sifted through hills of rubble from flattened multistory buildings trying to reach dozens of people believed trapped after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey. The Interior Minister put the death toll so far at 217.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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