Rescuers scramble to find Turkey quake survivors

Rescue workers raced against time to find survivors after an earthquake claimed 22 lives

Published: January 25, 2020 17:46 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Producer

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Rescuers search for people buried under the rubble on a collapsed building, after an earthquake struck Elazig, eastern Turkey. Emergency workers and security forces distributed tents, beds and blankets as overnight temperatures dropped below freezing in the affected areas. Mosques, schools, sports halls and student dormitories were opened for hundreds who left their homes after the quake. Image Credit: AP

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Rescue workers carry a survivor on a stretcher at the site of a collapsed residential building after an earthquake in Elazig, Turkey. Image Credit: Reuters

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Rescue workers searching for survivors in the rubble of a building after an earthquake in Elazig, Eastern Turkey. Image Credit: AFP

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Rescue workers carry a survivor on a stretcher at the site of a collapsed residential building after an earthquake in Elazig, eastern Turkey. Image Credit: AFP

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Rescuers work on a damaged building after an earthquake in Elazig, Turkey. Image Credit: Reuters

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Rescuers work on a damaged building after an earthquake in Elazig, Turkey. Image Credit: AFP

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Search and rescue teams work on a collapsed building after an earthquake in Elazig, Turkey. Image Credit: Reuters

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Turkish officials and police try to keep warm at the scene of a collapsed building following a 6.8 magnitude earthquake. Image Credit: AFP

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Turkish officials and police work at the scene of a collapsed building following a 6.8 magnitude earthquake. Image Credit: AFP

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Rescuers work on a damaged building after an earthquake in Elazig, Turkey. Image Credit: Reuters

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A drone shows rescue workers searching for survivors in the rubble of a building after an earthquake in Elazig, Eastern Turkey. Image Credit: AFP

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Rescue workers carry a survivor on a stretcher at the site of a collapsed residential building after an earthquake in Elazig, eastern Turkey. Image Credit: AFP

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Rescue workers try to reach people under a collapsed building following a strong earthquake in Elazig in the eastern Turkey. Image Credit: AP

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Turkish officials and police work at the scene of a collapsed building following a 6.8 magnitude earthquake. Image Credit: AFP

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Turkish officials and police work at the scene of a collapsed building following a 6.8 magnitude earthquake. Image Credit: AFP

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