Nocere – Earth Disasters

A strong earthquake has killed at least 57 people that has struck remote villages in eastern Turkey. There are around 50 other people injured. The disaster or shake with a magnitude of 6 on the Richter scale struck in the early hours of morning, making down houses in a destruction in at least six small villages. There are two version of news about the victims, The Turkish government’s crisis center says around 100 people were injured, although other reports put the figure at 50. In one village witnesses say everything has been knocked down. Not a stone has been left in place. Emergency workers are still trying to rescue people from the debris. Authority officials say the initial quake has been followed by about 30 aftershocks. Earthquakes are frequent in Turkey, which sits on top of the north Anatolian line.

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