The death toll in an earthquake which shook southeast Turkey on Sunday has risen to 550, with 2,300 people injured, the Disaster and Emergency Administration said in a statement on Tuesday.
It also said 2,262 buildings collapsed in the quake, which struck Van province on Sunday afternoon with a magnitude of 7.2. The crisis centre said overnight the death toll was at 279.
October 28, 2011
SOURCE: MEDIA