Turkish quake survivors camp out, death toll 279

ERCIS, Turkey (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people spent a second night under canvas, in cars or huddled round small fires in towns rattled by aftershocks from a massive earthquake in eastern Turkey that killed hundreds.

Early on Tuesday the death toll from Sunday's quake stood at 279 and hundreds more were still missing. Casualties were concentrated so far in the town of Ercis and the provincial capital Van, with officials still checking outlying areas.