Close to 70 German Red Cross emergency medical personnel have arrived in Turkey. In addition, they've brought dogs, tents and medical supplies. Because of freezing weather conditions, the chances of survival for people trapped under rubble are slim. Aid workers are racing against time trying to remove the remains of caved-in buildings.
Many phone lines are dead.
The population of Istanbul and Ankara has been urged to give blood. This is the second massive earthquake in Turkey this year. 17,000 people died in the quake in August. UN plane that crashed in Kosovo had German passenger on board Pristina. There was one German woman on board the UN plane that crashed in Kosovo.