Death toll in Turkish quake reaches 570
By Associated Press
Oct 28, 2011 2:35 AM CDT
An unidentified mother complains of lack of aid and cold the weather outside her tent in Ercis, Van, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. The death toll after the powerful Sunday quake hit eastern Turkey has now reached over 500. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)   (Associated Press)

Officials say the death toll in the massive earthquake in eastern Turkey has gone up to 570.

The government's crisis center says Friday 2,555 people were injured in the 7.2-magnitude quake, while 187 were rescued.

The latest to be brought out alive from the rubble was a 13-year-old boy who was trapped for five days under a collapsed building.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

ERCIS, Turkey (AP) _ A relative says a 13-year-old boy used a rock in a desperate attempt to dig a hole and free himself from the rubble of a collapsed building following a massive earthquake that killed at least 550 people.

Rescuers pulled Ferhat Tokay out of the debris of a building early Friday, five days after a massive earthquake leveled many buildings in eastern Turkey.

The boy's uncle told NTV television Tokay was caught inside a shoe shop where he worked.

He placed shoes under his head and used them as a pillow to sleep at night.

Earlier reports said the boy was injured but the uncle, Sahin Tokay, said he had "not even a scratch."

The quake that hit Sunday has injured some 2,300 others and left thousands homeless.

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