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CNN LIVE AT DAYBREAK

Earthquake in Southeastern Turkey

Aired May 1, 2003 - 05:07   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

ARTHEL NEVILLE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: OK, we're going to move now to southeastern Turkey. As we told you earlier, rescuers are searching through the rubble of several buildings after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit there. The epicenter was in the city of Bingol, where at least 85 people are dead. But Turkish officials expect the death toll to rise to 150.
CNN producer Fatih Turkmenoglu joins us now on the phone with the latest -- Fatih.

FATIH TURKMENOGLU, CNN PRODUCER: Yes, Arthel. I'm here with you.

NEVILLE: Tell us what's happening now in terms of the death toll. Is it rising? The rescue operation? Tell us all the details.

TURKMENOGLU: Well, by now 85 people were killed by the devastating earthquake, Arthel. More than 430 people were injured. All the hospitals in the area are full of the injured earthquake victims. The confirmed death toll is 85, but the authorities say that the death toll is expected to be more than 150 -- Arthel.

NEVILLE: Now, Fatih, I'm interesting in this boarding school. What about evacuations there? Are some of the students still there?

TURKMENOGLU: Yes. Well, actually, four buildings in the city were collapsed, in the city of Bingol. One of the buildings is in the city's center and one of the buildings that was collapsed is a school dormitory in Bingol. There were 230 students in the school. Some were rescued and some of them are unfortunately under the rubble. One student who was just rescued informed that he had other friends under the rubble.

NEVILLE: And what about some of the homes? I understand that some of the people are being asked to evacuate but they are not doing so.

TURKMENOGLU: Well, no, not exactly. After the main major hit, there were more than 70 aftershocks. None of the aftershocks were really powerful, but mainly because of the Turkish geographical situation, the Turkish people are very much used to the earthquakes and through many information coming through different sources, people know that they shouldn't stay indoors. Authorities keep warning people in the region and everyone stays outdoors -- Arthel.

NEVILLE: OK, Fatih Turkmenoglu, thank you very much for that unfortunate story there. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com




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