A magnitude 6.8 earthquake in eastern Turkey kills at least 20 people and injures more than 1015
Search and rescue work continues after the earthquake in Elazig, Saturday January 25, Elazıg, Turkey.
Rescue teams from neighbouring provinces were dispatched to the affected areas, working in the dark with floodlights in the freezing cold, and Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said troops were on standby to help.TV footage showed rescuers pull out one injured person from the rubble of a collapsed building in the district of Gezin, in the eastern Elazig province.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Twitter that all measures were being taken to "ensure that the earthquake that occurred in Elazig and was felt in many provinces is overcome with the least amount of loss."Turkish agencies, commercial outlets and rescue teams were quick to extend a helping hand after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit eastern Elazig province late Friday.
Hundreds of rescue personnel from different provinces were transferred to areas jolted by the natural disaster. Turkish Airlines said it would conduct additional flights to Elazig province in a bid to ease transportation to the region.
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