"Rescue efforts
are concentrating on the hotel
as the other buildings are thought to have been empty,"
said Alper Kucuk, Turkish Red Crescent
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake has killed at least three people in eastern Turkey, and trapped many more under collapsed buildings.
About 20 buildings have collapsed, including a six-storey hotel in the city of Van, where dozens of aid workers and journalists were staying.
The quake hit at 21:23 (19:23 GMT) and was centred 16km south of Van.
The same region was struck last month by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake which killed more than 600 people.
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