Collapsed HomesPhotograph by Osman Orsal, Reuters
Workers head toward a collapsed building in Ercis on Monday in continued efforts to save people trapped in debris following the magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Turkey.
About 970 buildings in the region were demolished by the quake, according to CNN, including about 55 structures in Ercis.
The earthquake struck in eastern Turkey, reportedly one of the country's poorest areas. The death toll due to collapsed buildings is being blamed partly on the prevalence of mud-brick construction in the surrounding villages, Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a press conference in Van, according to the Guardian. |