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CNN Live At Daybreak
Earthquake Shakes Turkey, Students Trapped
Aired May 01, 2003 - 06:35 ET
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ARTHEL NEVILLE, CNN ANCHOR: We're going to update you now on that earthquake that hit southeastern Turkey in the middle of the night. We are going to go on the phone now, where CNN's producer, Fatih Turkmenoglu, joins us now with the latest -- Fatih.
FATIH TURKMENOGLU, CNN PRODUCER: Well, one of the buildings that was collapsed, through information here this morning, it was the school dormitory in Bingol. Bingol is a very undeveloped city, so it's (UNINTELLIGIBLE) buildings, no high rises, no heavy industry (UNINTELLIGIBLE). And 250 people are living there. It is as big as 8,000 kilometers square.
Now, army members are helping. Rescue teams are working. Some have arrived from the nearby cities, and people and local authorities are all working hand-in-hand in order to be more helpful. And rescue teams there have enough equipment and experience, but still there are some people under the rubble.
NEVILLE: And, Fatih, obviously it's very early. This is a very large and strong earthquake here, 6.4 magnitude. I mean, this can go on for weeks. And, again, I'm really concerned about those students, who are trapped in the rubble who were in the boarding school.
TURKMENOGLU: Yes, there were 230 students in the school. Some of them were rescued, Arthel, and some of them are still under the rubble.
One student lately was rescued, and he told that he had other friends under the rubble.
But the people over there are also concerned with the aftershocks, and there were more than 70 aftershocks in the region. None of the aftershocks were really powerful, but maybe because of Turkey's geographical situation. 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.
But I can say that over there, the scenery is not really very, very happy -- Arthel.
NEVILLE: Yes, of course. OK, Fatih Turmenoglu, thank you very much for that update.
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Aired May 1, 2003 - 06:35 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
ARTHEL NEVILLE, CNN ANCHOR: We're going to update you now on that earthquake that hit southeastern Turkey in the middle of the night. We are going to go on the phone now, where CNN's producer, Fatih Turkmenoglu, joins us now with the latest -- Fatih.
FATIH TURKMENOGLU, CNN PRODUCER: Well, one of the buildings that was collapsed, through information here this morning, it was the school dormitory in Bingol. Bingol is a very undeveloped city, so it's (UNINTELLIGIBLE) buildings, no high rises, no heavy industry (UNINTELLIGIBLE). And 250 people are living there. It is as big as 8,000 kilometers square.
Now, army members are helping. Rescue teams are working. Some have arrived from the nearby cities, and people and local authorities are all working hand-in-hand in order to be more helpful. And rescue teams there have enough equipment and experience, but still there are some people under the rubble.
NEVILLE: And, Fatih, obviously it's very early. This is a very large and strong earthquake here, 6.4 magnitude. I mean, this can go on for weeks. And, again, I'm really concerned about those students, who are trapped in the rubble who were in the boarding school.
TURKMENOGLU: Yes, there were 230 students in the school. Some of them were rescued, Arthel, and some of them are still under the rubble.
One student lately was rescued, and he told that he had other friends under the rubble.
But the people over there are also concerned with the aftershocks, and there were more than 70 aftershocks in the region. None of the aftershocks were really powerful, but maybe because of Turkey's geographical situation. 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.
But I can say that over there, the scenery is not really very, very happy -- Arthel.
NEVILLE: Yes, of course. OK, Fatih Turmenoglu, thank you very much for that update.
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