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Powerful Quake Kills at Least 20, Injures More Than 1,000 in Eastern Turkey

Agence France-Presse

   ELAZIG, TURKEY -- A powerful earthquake has killed at least 20 people
   and injured more than 1,000 in eastern Turkey, as rescue teams searched
   through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors Saturday.

   At least 30 people were missing following the magnitude 6.8 quake
   Friday night, which had its epicenter in the small lakeside town of
   Sivrice in the eastern province of Elazig.

   "It was very scary, furniture fell on top of us. We rushed outside,"
   47-year-old Melahat Can, who lives in the provincial capital of Elazig,
   told AFP.

   President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said all steps were being taken to aid
   people affected by the quake, which caused widespread fear.

   "We stand by our people," Erdogan said on Twitter.

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