Quake Toll In Turkey May Pass 1000

24/10/2011
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Up to one thousand people may lie dead under the rubble of dozens of collapsed buildings following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake in eastern Turkey.

Turkey's strongest earthquake in years struck Van, a large city populated mainly by Kurds.

Over 1000 people have been taken to hospital so far.

Officials are struggling to assess the extent of the damage after about 50 buildings collapsed.
 

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