Turkish PM admits early 'failures' in quake aid
China Daily | Updated: 2011-10-27 08:07
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Earthquake survivor Gozde Bahar is carried to an ambulance by rescue workers in Ercis, near the eastern Turkish city of Van, on Wednesday. Emergency workers rescued the 27-year-old woman alive from a collapsed building, nearly three days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 461 people and left tens of thousands homeless in southeastern Turkey. Sman Orsal / Reuters |
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday admitted some early "failures" in his government's relief effort following Sunday's 7.2-magnitude quake, but said the situation was now under control.
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