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Emergency workers conduct a search and rescue operation at a pile of rubble from a fallen building from the effects of the earthquake. /AFP
The death toll from Friday's strong earthquake in Turkey has risen to 62 with a further 940 injured, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority of Turkey (AFAD).
The quake that struck Turkey's Aegean coast and north of the Greek island of Samos registered a magnitude that Turkish authorities put at 6.6 while other seismology institutes said it measured 6.9.
It toppled buildings in Izmir, Turkey's third-largest city, and triggered a small tsunami in the Seferihisar district and on the Greek island. Hundreds of aftershocks followed.
The tragedy brought together more than 5,500 rescuers from different agencies and cities, all working to save lives from the rubbles.
(With input from agencies)