Rescue workers hopelessly call out for survivors, October 24, 2011 in a collapsed building which was destroyed by a heavy earthquake that killed at least 264 people and wounded more than 1,000 in Ercis, Van province, mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey. A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, collapsing about 45 buildings in Van province, on Sunday, October 23, 2011. The worst damage was caused to the town of Ercis, in the mountainous eastern province of Van, close to the Iranian border.
Erkan Gurbuz, a young man earthquake survivor, is carried by rescue workers from a collapsed building in the Ercis province of Van, in eastern Turkey, on October 24, 2011, 17 hours after quake. A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, collapsing about 45 buildings in Van province, on Sunday, October 23, 2011. The worst damage was caused to the town of Ercis, in the mountainous eastern province of Van, close to the Iranian border.
People try to save people trapped under debris in Tabanli village near the city of Van after a powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey Sunday Oct. 23, 2011, collapsing some buildings and causing a number of deaths, an official said.
A woman, center, mourns for her parents who lost their lives in a powerful earthquake in the town of Ercis in Van province, Turkey, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. The 7.2-magnitude quake which struck Sunday killed some 270 people in eastern Turkey.
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.
A woman cries in front a collapsed house after an earthquake in the Ercis province of Van, in eastern Turkey, on October 24, 2011. Rescuers searched for survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed at least 217 people in eastern Turkey, with more feared trapped in the rubble of dozens of collapsed buildings.
A man rests as another looks on as rescuers search for survivors in the debris of collapsed buildings in Ercis, eastern Turkey, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. Distraught Turkish families mourned outside a mosque or sought to identify loved ones among rows of bodies Monday as rescue workers scoured debris for survivors after a 7.2-magnitude quake that killed nearly 300 people.
A woman, center, mourns for her parents who lost their lives in a powerful earthquake in the town of Ercis in Van province, Turkey, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. The 7.2-magnitude quake which struck Sunday killed some 270 people in eastern Turkey.
Women wait as rescuers work to save people from debris of their collapsed buildings in Ercis, eastern Turkey, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. More than 200 people were killed after a powerful quake struck in eastern Turkey with dozens of people are still trapped in debris, but authorities hope the death toll may not rise as high as initially feared.
Relatives of victims mourn on their collapsed house after an earthquake in the Ercis province of Van, in eastern Turkey, on October 24, 2011. Rescuers searched for survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed at least 217 people in eastern Turkey, with more feared trapped in the rubble of dozens of collapsed buildings.
Turkish people, wrapped up in blankets, sit on a street after an earthquake in the Ercis province of Van, in eastern Turkey, on October 24, 2011. Rescuers searched for survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed at least 217 people in eastern Turkey, with more feared trapped in the rubble of dozens of collapsed buildings.
A man sits on a brick near the debris of a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake in the town of Ercis in Van province, Turkey, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. The 7.2-magnitude quake which struck Sunday killed some 270 people in eastern Turkey.
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