Until now, 43 people have been rescued from the rubble of collased houses and buildings.
Emercency crews are working at the scene of the collapsed buildings in order to rescue 22 people remained trapped under the rubble.
The earthquake, centered on Sivrice district in Elazığ, occurred at 20:55 local time on 24 January. The magnitude of the earthquake was determined to be 6.7. The earthquake was felt in neighboring provinces of Elazığ, Diyarbakır, Malatya, Adıyaman and Samsun. Kandilli Observatory revised the size of the earthquake to 6.5. (ILKHA)