Ercis , Turkey ( CNN ) -- In a dramatic rescue that gave hope to those praying for the survival of their loved ones , rescuers in eastern Turkey pulled a baby , her mother and her grandmother alive from the rubble Tuesday , two days after a devastating earthquake . Dramatic video showed tiny Azra Karaduman being carried by rescuers to a vehicle that would take her to the hospital . They were holding a mask over her mouth to help give her oxygen . Later , rescuers pulled the girl 's mother and paternal grandmother alive from the rubble as well . Officials said the 2-week-old girl 's father remained trapped somewhere under the debris of the multiple-story building . Over several hours , four corpses were pulled from the rubble of the same building , officials said . At least one of them was male . Officials did not say immediately whether one of the bodies was the baby 's father . The official death toll jumped to 459 Tuesday , with another 1,352 people injured , the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Relief Agency said . Teams of rescuers throughout the poor region struck by Sunday 's 7.2-magnitude quake are searching for survivors around the clock . Reaching Azra -- who , according to her maternal grandmother , was born three weeks prematurely -- was particularly difficult , rescuers told CNN . The baby 's mother managed to make contact with rescuers and get the baby to them through a narrow passage , a rescuer said . Officials had to find a rescuer thin enough to fit into the crevice to get Azra . The rescuer told CNN it was the first time he had ever pulled someone alive from earthquake rubble in 12 years of doing such work . While rescuers worked to get to the mother and grandmother , they managed to supply the two women with oxygen , officials said . `` It was hard to rescue them '' because of the tight space , said rescue worker Tansu Bayram . `` It was so difficult . '' Some 2,262 buildings in the region lie in ruins . The military is assisting rescue workers , who are using heavy machinery , shovels , and their bare hands . Numerous aftershocks -- the largest a magnitude 6.0 -- have rattled the area , which is one of the poorest in Turkey . One on Tuesday measured 5.7 , and was 7 km ( 4.3 miles ) deep . Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said 55 buildings collapsed in Ercis on the north shore of Lake Van . The Turkish Red Crescent said about 25 apartment buildings and a student dormitory also collapsed in the town . A health services building also collapsed , along with part of a hospital , CNN sister network CNN Turk reported . The injured were being treated in the hospital 's garden . `` People are really scared , '' CNN Turk reporter Nevsin Mengu said from Van on Monday . `` The survivors are now trying to survive the cold weather . '' Rescuers and survivors contended with near-freezing temperatures . Some people collected wood from collapsed buildings to burn for warmth , Mengu said . She said many residents are not returning to their houses , opting instead to sleep on rooftops or in the streets . It was not clear whether their homes were uninhabitable or if they were just too frightened . Are you there ? Submit your pictures or video . The Red Crescent called for rescue workers , machinery and drinking water . A crisis center was set up by the country 's Health Ministry in the Turkish capital of Ankara . By Monday , more than 2,300 emergency personnel were in the region , Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay said . Tents and rescue teams have come from as far away as Iran and Azerbaijan . Israel 's Ministry of Defense said that on Wednesday , a plane with several portable housing structures will fly to eastern Turkey , the first of a number of flights accommodating a Turkish request for assistance . It will be a civilian plane rented by the Israeli government , the ministry said . `` The United Nations is in contact with the relevant authorities and stands ready to offer any assistance if requested , '' Martin Nesirky , spokesman for U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon , said Monday . Turkey is `` no stranger to having these seismic events , '' but Sunday 's quake is considered major , CNN Meteorologist Reynolds Wolf said . A magnitude-7.6 earthquake in Izmit , Turkey , killed more than 17,000 people in 1999 , according to the U.S. Geological Survey . A magnitude-7.2 tremor in Duzce the same year killed 894 people , the agency reported . Sunday 's quake struck at 1:41 p.m. local time and was centered about 12 miles from Van , the agency said . CNN 's Talia Kayali and Hande Atay contributed to this report .
Tuesday : The death toll rises to 459 . Wednesday : Iran says it will send an assistance flight on Wednesday . Two - week - old Azra Karaduman , her mother , and her paternal grandmother were rescued . 4 corpses are pulled from the rubble of the same building .