Earthquake Pictures - August 1999
Izmit

Rescue workers try to free the body of a woman pinned by debris.

The oil refinery of Izmit is on fire in the early morning hours of August 17.

Hospital beds are set up on the streets of Izmit for injured victims.

People inspect the wreckage of houses in Izmit, in the aftermath of Tuesday's earthquake.

The oil refinery of Izmit is on fire in the early morning hours of August 17.

Hospital beds are set up on the streets of Izmit for injured victims.

People inspect the wreckage of houses in Izmit, in the aftermath of Tuesday's earthquake


Eskisehir

A quake victim is lifted over the heads of on lookers after he was rescued from a collapsed seven story building where thirteen bodies were found in the rubble.
Yalova

The debris of a collapsed apartment building is seen from a helicopter, Tuesday. The costal town of Yalova is believed to be the epicenter of the earthquake.
Golcuk




