Rescue underway in quake-hit eastern Turkish province: TV

Rescue underway in quake-hit eastern Turkish province: TV

 Rescuers are racing against the time to search for survivors in the southeastern province of Van stricken by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake Sunday, Turkey's NTV channel reported.

The Turkish government has deployed a large amount of rescuers and equipment to the province of Van, where dozens of people have died in the powerful quake, the worst since 1999, the NTV report said.

Currently, 145 ambulances and 500 medical workers are working in the quake-hit area, said the report.

About 3,000 Turkish soldiers from six camps have joined the rescue, it said.

In addition, a total of 275 rescue teams from 38 Turkish provinces have reached quake-hit Van, according to an announcement released by Turkey's Prime Minister's Office on Sunday.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is inspecting the quake-hit area, is expected to give a speech to the nation soon, media reports said.

Editor: Mu Xuequan

English.news.cn   2011-10-24 05:41:04 FeedbackPrintRSS
ANKARA, Oct. 23 (Xinhua)