Death toll in Turkish quake rises to 432

The death toll in an earthquake which shook southeast Turkey at the weekend has risen to 432, with 1,352 people injured, the Disaster and Emergency Administration said in a statement on Tuesday.

The crisis centre had said earlier in the day the toll was at 366 while 2,262 buildings collapsed in the quake, which struck Van province on Sunday afternoon with a magnitude of 7.2. (Reuters)