Turkey earthquake death toll hits 85, dog rescued 65 hours after quake

ISTANBUL - Turkish rescue workers on Monday pulled out a dog from under the debris of a building, some 65 hours after an earthquake in Turkey's Izmir that has killed at least 85 people.

The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority of Turkey (AFAD) said the dog "Ares" was rescued from the rubble of an apartment building. Ares was reported to be exhausted but in good condition. The dog was handed over to its owner Gizem Ileri, who was pulled out from the rubble 10 hours after the tremor.

The 6.6-magnitude quake hit the Aegean Sea off the Seferihisar district of Izmir on Friday. Death toll in the earthquake has risen to 85, the AFAD said in the latest statement, adding that a total of 994 people were wounded in the tremor.

Search and rescue operations have been going on around the clock in the debris of a total of eight collapsed buildings in the province.