The death toll in the earthquake in Turkey and Greece has risen to 116

The death toll from the earthquake in the Aegean Sea that struck Turkey and the Greek island of Samos late last week has risen to 116, while rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir are today focusing on clearing the last two collapsed buildings.

All but two of the victims died in Izmir, Turkey's third largest city. Two teenagers died on the Greek island of Samos, which is south of the epicenter of the earthquake that struck the area on Friday.

Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Agency, AFAD, said search operations had been completed in 15 of the 17 buildings collapsed in the quake.

Of the 1.035 injured, 137 are still in the hospital, the agency said. More than 100 people were pulled from the ruins of the collapsed apartment buildings.

After last night's cabinet meeting, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised that he would not give up until the last person was pulled out. Rescuers' spirits rose yesterday when they pulled a three-year-old girl from the ruins 91 hours after the earthquake.

According to the American Geological Institute, the earthquake was measured to be a magnitude 7.0, while other agencies recorded it as slightly weaker.

Tremors were felt across western Turkey, including in Istanbul as well as the Greek capital Athens. About 1.700 aftershocks followed, and according to AFAD, 45 had a magnitude above 4.0.

In Izmir, the earthquake turned buildings into rubble, and the floors were stacked on top of each other. Authorities arrested nine people, including contractors, for demolishing six of those buildings.