Death toll from eastern Turkey earthquake climbs to 21

Various earthquake monitoring centres gave magnitudes ranging from 6.5 to 6.8.

Rescue workers search on a collapsed building (IHA via AP)

By Andrew Wilks, Associated Press

The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey has climbed to 21 – with more than 1,000 people injured, emergency officials said.

Rescue workers were continuing to search for some 30 people buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Elazig province and neighbouring Malatya, said Health Minister Fahrettin Koca.