Rescuers scramble to find Turkey quake survivors

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

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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.
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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.
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Rescue workers searching for survivors in the rubble of a building after an earthquake in Elazig, Eastern Turkey.
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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.
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Rescuers work on a damaged building after an earthquake in Elazig, Turkey.
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Rescuers work on a damaged building after an earthquake in Elazig, Turkey.
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Search and rescue teams work on a collapsed building after an earthquake in Elazig, Turkey.
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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.
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Turkish officials and police work at the scene of a collapsed building following a 6.8 magnitude earthquake.
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Rescuers work on a damaged building after an earthquake in Elazig, Turkey.
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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.
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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.
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Rescue workers try to reach people under a collapsed building following a strong earthquake in Elazig in the eastern Turkey.
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Turkish officials and police work at the scene of a collapsed building following a 6.8 magnitude earthquake.
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Turkish officials and police work at the scene of a collapsed building following a 6.8 magnitude earthquake.
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