Rescuers scramble to find survivors after Turkey quake kills 22

ELAZIG, Turkey – Rescue workers raced against time Saturday, January 25, to find survivors under the rubble after a powerful earthquake claimed 22 lives and left more than 1,000 injured in eastern Turkey.

The Turkish government's disaster and emergency management agency (AFAD) said in a series of tweets early on Saturday that 5 people were pulled alive from the rubble in the eastern province of Elazig.

At least 30 people were missing following the magnitude 6.8 quake on Friday night, which had its epicenter in the small lakeside town of Sivrice in Elazig.

Turkish television showed images of people rushing outside in panic, as well as a fire on the roof of a building.