Turkish president visits quake scene and denies they were unprepared
The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey has climbed to 29 as rescue crews continue the search for people trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings.
Interior minister Suleyman Soylu said earlier on Saturday that 18 people were killed in Elazig province, where Friday night’s quake was centred, and four in neighbouring Malatya.
The national disaster agency later updated the total with seven more casualties.
Another 1,243 people were injured, and 34 of them are in intensive care but not in critical condition.
On Saturday afternoon, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the hardest-hit areas and attended the funeral of a mother and son killed in the quake.
He warned people against repeating “negative” hearsay about the country...
