Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Elazig and Malatya provinces, killing at least 22 and injuring more than 1,000.
Search and rescue efforts are under way after a deadly earthquake struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 22 people and injuring more than 1,100 others.
The magnitude 6.8 quake, that struck on Friday evening, had its epicentre in the small lakeside town of Sivrice in Elazig province and was felt in neighbouring countries. Elazig is some 750km (465 miles) east of the capital, Ankara.
At least 40 people have been rescued from collapsed buildings. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters on Saturday that at least 18 people were killed in Elazig and four more in the neighbouring province of Malatya.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said around 1,103 people were injured, with 34 of them in intensive care but not in critical condition.
Report Prepared By: Raheem Zarar Ahmed
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