Death toll rises to 300 after massive earthquake in Turkey.

Battling near-freezing temperatures and darkness, rescue workers and residents in eastern Turkey early Monday scoured the wreckage wrought by the country's most-powerful earthquake in more than a decade, hoping to find survivors.

The number of victims have risen to  300.Some citizens have still not being found and so many destroyed houses still are unchecked. Turkey authorities are refusing to call for international aid claiming that the situation is under control.http://www.google.com.gh/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=turkey%20crisis&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCQQqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2011%2F10%2F23%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fturkey-earthquake%2F%3Fhpt%3Dwo_c2&ei=34ilTp3BCMKg-wbW6-W5BQ&usg=AFQjCNEhWid0VNZkN1ssL2iHZcvTc7Bl9w&cad=rja