Turkey earthquake confirms death of 22 people Search and rescue follows Jan. 25 at 20:04
Overnight after the magnitude 6.7 earthquake in eastern Turkey, 22 people have been killed so far. Search and rescue operations continue at the site of the collapsed building.
In the eastern part of Turkey, a 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit the inland province of Elazig on the 24th night, and according to the Turkish government, 22 deaths have been confirmed so far.
In addition, more than 1,000 people were injured and received treatment at the hospital. The earthquake caused 30 buildings to collapse, and the towns near the epicenter continued to search and rescue by rescue squads from disaster prevention authorities overnight.
In the video from the site, you can see a man being rescued from debris in the morning and transported by ambulance. The Turkish government has urged residents not to return to buildings that could collapse due to 12 aftershocks of magnitude 4 or more since the earthquake.
In Turkey, more than 600 people died in the eastern earthquake in 2011 and more than 17,000 people were killed in 1999 by a large earthquake in the western part of Izmit. It has come out.