Death Toll In Bingol: 140 - 27 Students Under Debris

BINGOL - The number of persons kiled in Bingol earthquake reached 140, while the number of wounded persons increased to 520.
Crisis Desk officials in Bingol told A.A on Saturday that the rescue activities in the city centre were completed and the rescue efforts only continued in Celtiksuyu Boarding School where 27 students are under wreckage. On Friday night, the dead bodies of six students were removed from the debris.
Officials said that 4,320 tents were given to citizens as of yesterday evening, adding that the number of tents handed over to citizens would reach 7,000 with the tents to be given today. The priority in distribution of tents is given to those persons whose houses totally collapsed in the quake, officials said.
Officials stated that Public Works and Housing Ministry and other institutions sent 200 prefabricated huts and families would settle there soon. Meanwhile officials said that the studies of the Damage Assessment Commission would end today.

QUAKE SHAKES KAYSERI
An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale shook central Kayseri province late on Friday.
Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory and Seismology Institute said the quake occurred at 21.47 local time. Epicenter of the quake is Bunyan township of Kayseri. No casualties were reported.
(EÖ-Öª) 03.05.2003