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Monday, March 08, 2010

Survivors shiver in Turkey after quake kills 51

"Survivors shiver in Turkey after quake kills 51

By BURHAN OZBILICI and SUZAN FRASER (AP) – 1 hour ago

OKCULAR, Turkey — Hundreds of earthquake survivors huddled in aid tents and around bonfires Monday in eastern Turkey, seeking relief from the winter cold after a strong temblor knocked down stone and mud-brick houses in five villages, killing 51 people.

The damage appeared worst in the Kurdish village of Okcular, which was almost razed. At least 15 of the village's 900 residents were killed, the Elazig governor's office said, and the air was thick with dust from crumpled homes and barns."

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