Up to 1000 dead in Turkey 7.3 Earthquake

[itsrobert]

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/up-to-1-000-estimated-dead-after-powerful-earthquake-shakes-turkey-1.391555

Dozens of buildings collapsed in various cities in the southeast region after quake measured at magnitude of 7.3 Turkey's Kandilli Observatory puts death toll between 500-1,000.

My guess, there will be a lot more. :(

[itsrobert]

1. Phone video from inside apartment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-2T5dSKOAA&feature=player_embedded

[Codeine]

5. Jeez, stay away from the window, dude.

That glass could shatter and fuck a body up.

[itsrobert]

2. Video from EuroNews

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV6NXuUE98Y&feature=share

[malaise]

3. Awful indeed

Expect the death toll to rise

[itsrobert]

4. Photos LINK

http://t.co/CrPfFXyw

[FarCenter]

6. From Hurriyet Daily News

Up to 1,000 feared killed as earthquake hits eastern Turkey

Around 10 buildings collapsed in Van city and about 25-30 buildings were brought to the ground in the nearby district of Erciş, Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay told reporters.

"We estimate around 1,000 buildings are damaged and our estimate is for hundreds of lives lost. It could be 500 or 1,000," Kandilli Observatory general manager Mustafa Erdik told a news conference.

Cihan news agency reported that there were more than 50 dead bodies at a hospital in Erciş, a town near Van, near the quake's epicentre.


http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=update-5-strong-earthquake-hits-turkey-up-to-1000-feared-killed-2011-10-23