Rescue teams working through the night pulled 45 people from collapsed buildings, Turkey's disaster authority said on Sunday, as the death toll from a <a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/68-quake-shook-eastern-turkey-22-people-died-more-than-500-injured-276506">powerful earthquake in the country's</a> east rose to 35. Rescuers operating in sub-zero temperatures used drills, mechanical diggers and their bare hands to continue the search for survivors at three sites in Elazig province, where the magnitude 6.8 quake struck on Friday evening.

It killed 31 people there and four in the neighbouring province of Malatya, and was followed by more than 700 aftershocks, Disaster and Emergency Authority AFAD said on Sunday. More than 1,600 sustained injuries. Broadcast footage showed a 35-year-old woman and her infant daughter emerging from rubble in the Mustafa Pasa district of Elazig, some 550 km (340 miles) east of the capital Ankara.

Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/death-toll-rises-to-20-after-powerful-earthquake-jolts-eastern-turkey-276468">Death toll rises to 20 after powerful earthquake jolts eastern Turkey</a>

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[&nbsp;Rescue workers search the site of a collapsed building&nbsp;after an earthquake in Elazig, Turkey (Courtesy: Reuters) ]

Rescuers who heard their screams took several hours to reach them in temperatures as low as -4 degrees Celsius (24.8°F), state media said. The woman's husband was among those who died. AFAD said search and rescue operations were still underway at three different sites in Elazig.

Other provinces sent thousands of emergency workers to support rescue efforts, which were also supplemented by hundreds of volunteers, officials said. Tents, beds and blankets were provided to shelter those displaced by the quake. AFAD urged residents not to return to damaged buildings because of the potential risk of collapse. It said officials had identified 645 heavily damaged and 76 collapsed buildings in the two provinces.

President Tayyip Erdogan said steel-framed houses would be rapidly built in the region to provide housing for displaced residents. Speaking on Saturday during a visit to Elazig and Malatya, he called the quake a test for Turkey.

The country has a history of powerful earthquakes. More than 17,000 people were killed in August 1999 when a 7.6 magnitude quake struck Izmit, a city southeast of Istanbul. In 2011 a quake in the eastern city of Van killed more than 500.

Rescue teams working through the night pulled 45 people from collapsed buildings, Turkey's disaster authority said on Sunday, as the death toll from a powerful earthquake in the country's east rose to 35.

Rescue teams working through the night pulled 45 people from collapsed buildings, Turkey's disaster authority said on Sunday, as the death toll from a powerful earthquake in the country's east rose to 35. Rescuers operating in sub-zero temperatures used drills, mechanical diggers and their bare hands to continue the search for survivors at three sites in Elazig province, where the magnitude 6.8 quake struck on Friday evening. It killed 31 people there and four in the neighbouring province of Malatya, and was followed by more than 700 aftershocks, Disaster and Emergency Authority AFAD said on Sunday. More than 1,600 sustained injuries. Broadcast footage showed a 35-year-old woman and her infant daughter emerging from rubble in the Mustafa Pasa district of Elazig, some 550 km (340 miles) east of the capital Ankara. Also Read: Death toll rises to 20 after powerful earthquake jolts eastern Turkey [ Rescue workers search the site of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Elazig, Turkey (Courtesy: Reuters) ] Rescuers who heard their screams took several hours to reach them in temperatures as low as -4 degrees Celsius (24.8°F), state media said. The woman's husband was among those who died. AFAD said search and rescue operations were still underway at three different sites in Elazig. Other provinces sent thousands of emergency workers to support rescue efforts, which were also supplemented by hundreds of volunteers, officials said. Tents, beds and blankets were provided to shelter those displaced by the quake. AFAD urged residents not to return to damaged buildings because of the potential risk of collapse. It said officials had identified 645 heavily damaged and 76 collapsed buildings in the two provinces. President Tayyip Erdogan said steel-framed houses would be rapidly built in the region to provide housing for displaced residents. Speaking on Saturday during a visit to Elazig and Malatya, he called the quake a test for Turkey. The country has a history of powerful earthquakes. More than 17,000 people were killed in August 1999 when a 7.6 magnitude quake struck Izmit, a city southeast of Istanbul. In 2011 a quake in the eastern city of Van killed more than 500.

Dozens pulled from rubble as Turkey quake toll hits 35

An Istanbul court on Saturday remanded the board chairman of opposition Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet in custody, a day after he was detained, state-run news agency Anadolu said.

Akin Atalay was apprehended at Istanbul&#39;s main international airport on Friday, the latest move in an intensifying crackdown on the daily that has alarmed Turkey&#39;s European allies.

Nine of the newspaper&#39;s staff were arrested last week including its editor in chief, as concern swells at home and abroad over media freedom in Turkey in the wake of July&#39;s failed military coup.

The staff are accused of &quot;terrorist&quot; activities in connection with the outlawed rebels of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, arch-foe of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who authorities accuse of masterminding the coup.

The paper has in recent years taken a strong line against Erdogan`s ruling Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) and has embarrassed his government with multiple damaging scoops.

Turkish authorities have unleashed a vast purge since the July 14 coup, with around 35,000 people arrested and tens of thousands more losing their jobs -- including military officers, judges, teachers, civil servants and journalists -- accused of links to the plotters.

Since the coup attempt, more than 100 journalists have been arrested while 170 media outlets including newspapers and broadcasters have been closed down, according to the Turkey Journalists&#39; Association.

Turkey was ranked 151st of 180 countries in the 2016 World Press Freedom index published by the campaign group Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

(AFP)

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Akin Atalay was held at Istanbul's main international airport on Friday, the latest move in a crackdown against Cumhuriyet

An Istanbul court on Saturday remanded the board chairman of opposition Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet in custody, a day after he was detained, state-run news agency Anadolu said. Akin Atalay was apprehended at Istanbul's main international airport on Friday, the latest move in an intensifying crackdown on the daily that has alarmed Turkey's European allies. Nine of the newspaper's staff were arrested last week including its editor in chief, as concern swells at home and abroad over media freedom in Turkey in the wake of July's failed military coup. The staff are accused of "terrorist" activities in connection with the outlawed rebels of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, arch-foe of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who authorities accuse of masterminding the coup. The paper has in recent years taken a strong line against Erdogan`s ruling Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) and has embarrassed his government with multiple damaging scoops. Turkish authorities have unleashed a vast purge since the July 14 coup, with around 35,000 people arrested and tens of thousands more losing their jobs -- including military officers, judges, teachers, civil servants and journalists -- accused of links to the plotters. Since the coup attempt, more than 100 journalists have been arrested while 170 media outlets including newspapers and broadcasters have been closed down, according to the Turkey Journalists' Association. Turkey was ranked 151st of 180 countries in the 2016 World Press Freedom index published by the campaign group Reporters Without Borders (RSF). (AFP)

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