Rescue teams search demolished Turkey hospital
STORY: Thousands of buildings were toppled, hospitals and schools wrecked and tens of thousands of people were injured or left homeless in several Turkish and Syrian cities by Monday's (February 6) magnitude 7.8 quake - the deadliest in Turkey since 1999 - and a second one hours later. More than 1,200 buildings were destroyed by the earthquake in Hatay province alone.
"A doctor said that there are about 15 people here, including the patients. At the moment, they're all trapped inside," quake survivor Kerim Sahin told Reuters.
A day after the quakes hit, rescuers continued to search for survivors amongst the rubble of the collapsed building.
Turkish authorities say more than 12,000 search and rescue personnel are working in the affected areas and another 9,000 troops. President Tayyip Erdogan called a state of emergency on Tuesday to bolster the responses.
