Hi peaceandlove,
The latest about the quake may be seen at the following link:
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/99...rn-turkey.html
So far 41 people have been killed and more than 50 were wounded. These numbers should rise as the story folds out.
Best regards,
Steve
Quote:
Originally Posted by peaceandlove
Strong quake hits eastern Turkey
36 mins ago
ANKARA (AFP) – A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale shook eastern Turkey early Monday, media reports and officials said.
The quake struck at 04:32 am (0232 GMT) with an epicentre near the Karakocan town in Elazig province, the Istanbul-based Kandilli observatory said on its web site.
The Anatolia news agency quoted the governor of Elazig, Muammer Erol, as saying that they had so far received reports of a house damaged in a village.
Deadly earthquakes are frequent in Turkey, which is crossed by several active fault-lines. Two powerful tremors in the heavily populated northwest claimed about 20,000 lives in August and November 1999.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/turkeyquake
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