Death toll rises to 366 in Turkish quake

ERCIS, Turkey (AP) — Officials say the death toll in the powerful earthquake that hit eastern Turkey is now 366.

The prime minister's office on Tuesday also says more than 2,000 buildings collapsed in Sunday's 7.2-magnitude quake.

Thousands of people have spent a second night outdoors in cars or tents in near-freezing conditions, afraid to return to their homes.

Rescuers in two cities in eastern Turkey are struggling to pull out survivors from the quake.

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ERCIS, Turkey (AP) — Thousands of people have spent a second night outdoors in near-freezing conditions in eastern Turkey, afraid to return to their homes following a deadly earthquake that has been followed by hundreds of aftershocks.

Searchers are picking through the ruins in the cities of Ercis and Van in hopes of finding more survivors. The Dogan news agency says rescuers pulled five people out of the rubble alive in the early hours of Tuesday.

Volunteer Mahir Yatagan says his search and rescue organization, AKUT, is still hoping to receive phone calls or text messages from people trapped in the debris.

The death toll from Sunday's earthquake currently stands at 279, with 1,300 injured.