Turkey Earthquake - 29 deaths

At least 29 people died and more than 1,400 are injured in eastern Turkey after an earthquake rattled the region on Friday evening, according to authorities. The 6.7-magnitude quake struck near the town of Sivrice, in eastern Elazig province, collapsing at least 10 buildings, Turkish Interior Minister Sulyman Soylu said. Eighteen people were killed in Elazig province and four in Malatya province, said Soylu at a news conference on Saturday. At least 43 people have been rescued from the rubble in Elazig, according to Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), state news agency Anadolu reported. Around 39 people were pulled from under a collapsed building overnight, Soylu said earlier, adding that 22 people remained trapped. Most of the injured were in Elazig province, the epicenter of the quake, according to an AFAD statement. More info: cnn.com