Death toll from the Turkey’s earthquake rises further
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The death toll from Turkey's earthquake climbed to 51 on Sunday as rescue workers were searching eight wrecked buildings in Izmir Sunday despite dwindling hope for survivors.
The 7.0-magnitude quake also injured 896 people, the Turkish emergency authority AFAD said, after it struck Friday afternoon near the west coast town of Seferihisar in Izmir province.
More than 200 people were in the ital, AFAD said.
Vice President Fuat Oktay said later Sunday the death toll had risen by two to 51 during a visit to Izmir, adding that nearly 300 buildings were damaged although most were only lightly affected.
Overnight, 33 hours after the quake, a 70-year-old man was pulled out from underneath the rubble to the applause of onlookers and taken to hospital.
The worst affected Turkish town was Bayrakli, where anxious families in thick blankets spent a second night in tents.
Others watched nervously as rescue workers went through the debris for a second day.
Some privately expressed concern that hopes of finding more survivors were fading as the hours pass by.