Turkey earthquake: Teenage boy found after four days

The injured boy was rescued from a collapsed building in Ercis, BBC News reports.

Just hours earlier a man was freed from a flattened apartment block and taken to hospital.

But officials say hopes are fading of finding more survivors after Sunday's 7.2-magnitude quake, which killed at least 523 people.

So far 185 people have been rescued but hundreds are still missing.

Rain and snow have been hindering the rescue and relief effort.

The rescued boy, named Ferhat Tokay, was found alive late on Thursday and pulled out by search teams early in the morning.

"He was taken to hospital in Sahra and his health appears good," said a rescue official.

Rescuers in some places are continuing to dig through the debris, but at other sites they have stopped work and attention is turning to the needs of the survivors.

More than 1,600 people were injured in the quake, which had its epicentre in Van province.

Details also at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15475068