TURKEY: RESCUE TEAMS INCREASINGLY FIND ONLY DEAD BODIES IN RUBBLE FROM EARTHQUAKE DISASTER

Record ID: 985363

  • Title: TURKEY: RESCUE TEAMS INCREASINGLY FIND ONLY DEAD BODIES IN RUBBLE FROM EARTHQUAKE DISASTER
  • Date: 21st August 1999
  • Summary: IZMIT, TURKEY (AUGUST 21, 1999) (REUTERS) 1. WIDE OF DEMOLISHED BUILDING SITE 0.04 2. SLV RESCUERS AND CRANES AND BULLDOZERS ON SITE (2 SHOTS) 0.14 3. HAS RESCUE WORKERS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BODY (9 SHOTS) 0.45 4. HAS CORPSE WRAPPED IN BODY BAG REMOVED FROM SCENE (2 SHOTS) 0.54 5. WIDE OF SITE 0.58 6. COLUMNS OF MILITARY VEHICLES WITH TURKISH GOVERNMENT TROOPS ARRIVING (7 SHOTS) 1.42 ISTANBUL, TURKEY (AUGUST 21, 1999) (REUTERS) 7. MV CANDADIAN RESCUE TEAMS ARRIVING AT AIRPORT (3 SHOTS) 1.55 8. SCU RESCUE TEAMS FILLING OUT DOCUMENTATION AT THE AIRPORT (4 SHOTS) 2.16 IZMIT, TURKEY (AUGUST 21, 1999) (REUTERS) 9. GV /SLV BULLDOZERS DIGGING GRAVES (2 SHOTS) 2.25 10. MV PEOPLE DIGGING GRAVES 2.31 11. SLV SULPHUR POURED ON MOUND OF EARTH THAT IS GRAVE 2.35 12. SLV RELATIVES BURYING THEIR DEAD/PRAYING AT GRAVESITE/SCU GRAVES (5 SHOTS) 3.03 13. SLV RELATIVES LEAVING 3.10 14. SLV PEOPLE FILLING WATER BOTTLE FROM BURST PIPE IN STREET (3 SHOTS) 3.27 15. MV PEOPLE VISITING FIELD HOSPITAL 3.31 16. SCU CHILDREN BEING TREATED (2 SHOTS) 3.41 17. SLV PEOPLE QUEUING /BEING TREATED /MV MAN CARRYHING SICK CHILD /PEOPLE IN BEDS (7 SHOTS) 4.22 18. SCU MAN SLEEPING 4.27 19. SOUNDBITE (English) DR TURGAY TUGUT-EERKAL "Fifteen patients had been tested for evidence of an epidemic and so far the results have been negative but they were very concerned about the situation." 4.45 20. SLV AID PILED UP FOR DISTRIBUTION 4.53 21. SLV AID WORKERS MOVING AID/MEDICINES (6 SHOTS) 5.24 IZMIT, TURKEY (AUGUST 21, 1999) (REUTERS) 22. GV OIL REFINERY WITH SMOKE BILLOWING 5.28 23. CLOSER VIEW OF SMOKE FROM REFINERY (2 SHOTS) 5.38 24. SLV FIREFIGHTERS AT SCENE 5.41 25. SLV OIL STORAGE TANK BUCKLED FROM THE FIRE 5.46 26. SLV FIRE ENGINE ARRIVING 5.50 27. WIDE OF SCENE/ OIL STORAGE TANK (2 SHOTS) 5.58 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 4th September 1999 13:00
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  • Location: IZMIT AND ISTANBUL, TURKEY
  • Country: Turkey
  • Reuters ID: LVA8NOHOTK49I4GOBNIQIS61SD3
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