Death toll in Turkish quake rises to 570 - crisis centre

A Turkish official, who is working for the Istanbul municipality, checks an earthquake-hit building in Alakoy village October 27, 2011.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The death toll in the earthquake which hit eastern Turkey on Sunday has risen to 570, with 2,555 people injured, the Disaster and Emergency Administration said on Friday.

In a statement, it also said 187 people had been rescued alive from collapsed buildings since the quake, which struck Van province on Sunday afternoon with a magnitude of 7.2. The crisis centre had said on Thursday evening the death toll was at 535.