ERCIS, Turkey-A survivor of the 7.2-magnitude quake that leveled buildings and killed some 270 people in eastern Turkey was pulled from the rubble with three other people Monday after he managed to call for help from his cell phone. Dozens of people were trapped in mounds of concrete and twisted steel after over a hundred buildings pancaked or partially collapsed Sunday in the mountainous area, but authorities offered hope that the death toll may not rise as high as initially feared. Officials said hundreds of mud-brick homes in villages and concrete buildings in two cities tumbled down in the earthquake that struck Sunday near the border with Iran. Worst-hit was Ercis — an eastern city of…
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